Girls' name · since 1942
Fiona
Fiona has 33,959 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #471 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,959
- born since 1942
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Fiona is the #471 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 33,959 recorded since 1942.
Fiona has 33,959 recorded births among girls since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #471 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.
- #768 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #471 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 33,959 born since 1942
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fiona ranks #768 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #471 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 33,959 born since 1942, peaking in the 2010s.
- #768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #471 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,959
- born since 1942
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fiona's 33,959 recorded births place it above 98.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Fiona compares
33,959 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fiona's all-time total is 90x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fiona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 33,959 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,683 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fiona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fiona splits its recorded history at 1986: 95% of all births land in the more recent half, 5% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 1,683 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fiona popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 1,683
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Fiona popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2004 (Fiona as boys' name)
Fiona by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (14,669 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Fiona's strongest decade.
14,669 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Fiona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 47
1940s
47 births
- 1950s 91
1950s
91 births
- 1960s 438
1960s
438 births
- 1970s 597
1970s
597 births
- 1980s 955
1980s
955 births
- 1990s 3,133
1990s
3,133 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,778 births
- 2010s
2010s
14,669 births
- 2020s 5,251
2020s
5,251 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 14,669 births (43% of all-time use).
How Fiona compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Fiona's total volume
Fiona by state
Where Fiona concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,741 | 14.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,881 | 11.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,895 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 1,815 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,722 | 5.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 1,257 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Texas | | 1,214 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Washington | | 1,183 | 3.5% |
4,741 of 33,959 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Fiona appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Fiona's data
- Fiona's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (14,669 total births) through the 2020s (5,251) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Fionas (4,741 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fiona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1942–2025 (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 Fiona 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.