How Many People Are Named Fiona?
An estimated 32,702 people in the United States have the first name Fiona. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Fiona peaked in popularity in 2017 with 1,683 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fiona as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Fiona paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Fiona is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
32,702
About 1 in 10,481 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2017
1,683 births
Total Registered
33,301
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fiona
Fiona is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 33,301 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Fiona as a male name
Ranked #11,934 in 2004
5 male births in 2004
Peak: 2004 (5 births)
Fiona as a female name
Ranked #406 in 2024
782 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (1,683 births)
Fiona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fiona span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 14,667 babies were registered. While Fiona is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Fiona by Decade
How has Fiona tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Fiona by State
Birth registrations for Fiona span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in South Dakota, Mississippi, North Dakota. On average, about 617 Fionas were registered per state.
Fiona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fiona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fiona
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fiona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fiona?
We estimate approximately 32,702 people named Fiona are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 10,481 Americans share this first name.
Is Fiona a common name?
Fiona is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 33,301 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fiona most popular?
Fiona reached peak popularity in 2017, when 1,683 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fiona is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fiona a female name?
Fiona is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fiona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fiona Smith, Fiona Johnson, Fiona Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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