Girls' name · since 1943

Feona

Feona has 39 recorded births since 1943 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1943 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

39
total births
1943–2010
years on record
2000s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade

Feona sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 39 recorded since 1943.

Feona has 39 recorded births among girls since 1943, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2010.

  • 39 total births
  • 1943–2010 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 62% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

39 girls have been named Feona since 1943, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.

39
total births
1943–2010
years on record
2000s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Feona was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

10 babies were named Feona in 1943 - its busiest year on record.

Feona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Feona's full recorded timeline at 2006, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1943 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Feona at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

39

Since 1943

68 years of records

Peak year

1943

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1943

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2010

Feona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1943)
10
Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
4681012 194320032005200620072010 5

Feona by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2000s was Feona's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Feona births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 24 births (62% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Feona?
Feona has been given to 39 babies in the U.S. since 1943, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 10 babies were born in 1943, its single highest year.
When was Feona most popular?
Feona was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
How long has the name Feona been used?
The SSA has tracked Feona since 1943 -- 68 years through the most recent 2010 data.
What names are similar to Feona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Feodora. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Feona's data

  • Feona's decade-level peak was the 2000s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1943–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Feona: Baby Name Since 1943 - 39 Births, Peak 1943." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/feona. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Feona draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.