Fiona

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Fiona is a feminine given name of Gaelic origins. It means white or fair, while the Irish name Fíona means 'of wine', being the genitive of fíon 'wine'. It was first used by the Scottish writer James Macpherson in his Ossianic poems.

From Wikipedia

Fiona first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 282 babies (rank #161 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Fiona

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Fiona yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,646

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

282

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Spy × Family: Fiona Frost / Nightfall — Twilight's colleague

Famous people named Fiona

Fiona Shawfilm actor · b. 1958
Fiona Applerecording artist · b. 1977
Fiona Grahamanthropologist · b. 1961
Fiona Maytriple jumper · b. 1969
Fiona Douriffilm actor · b. 1981

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	278	#157
1997	282	#161
1998	252	#171
1999	216	#201
2000	207	#202
2001	145	#268
2002	148	#268
2003	113	#336
2004	115	#334
2005	102	#387
2006	127	#340
2007	94	#434
2008	97	#436
2009	84	#485
2010	81	#500
2011	71	#572
2012	53	#752
2013	53	#744
2014	45	#846
2015	42	#876
2016	41	#907