Girls' name · since 1990
Fion
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Fion, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Fion sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 37 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Fion recorded 37 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2001.
- #38,463 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 37 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fion ranks #38,463 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #38,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Fion's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Fion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fion splits its recorded history at 1992: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fion popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2001
- Peak year (1998)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Fion by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (28 births, 76% of the file).
1990s was Fion's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Fion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
- 2000s 9
2000s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 28 births (76% of all-time use).
Fion by state
Where Fion concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 29.7% |
11 of 37 births nationwide.
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What to do with Fion's data
- Fion's decade-level peak was the 1990s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Fions (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~11 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1990–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Fion 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 August 2026.