Recorded 1990–2001 Girls' name Peak 1998 37 births

Fion — girls' name

37 babies named Fion in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s282000s9
1990s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Fion was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

9 babies were named Fion in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fion

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Fion between 1990 and 2001, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fion currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fion performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Fion shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Fion in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fion in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 37 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Fion at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

37

Since 1990

12 years of records

Peak year

1998

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1990

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2001

Fion popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1990

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
45678910 20011998199219911990 8

Fion by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
28 births that decade — 76% of Fion's all-time total
1990s282000s9

Fion by state

Where Fion concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Fion
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 29.7%
California share of Fion's total US births 29.7%

11 of 37 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fion?
37 babies have been named Fion since 1990. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
When was Fion most popular?
Fion was most popular in the 1990s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Fion most popular?
The top states for the name Fion are California (11 births).
How long has the name Fion been used?
Fion has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 12 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Fion?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fiona, Fiorella, Fionna, Fiora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.