US rank #9086 Girls' name Peak 2012 732 births

Fionna — #9086 US girls' name

732 babies named Fionna in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s411990s982000s2482010s2622020s61
#9086
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 49% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Fionna was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

41 babies were named Fionna in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fionna

The Social Security Administration has registered 732 babies named Fionna between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fionna currently holds the #9086 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fionna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 262 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Fionna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Fionna in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fionna 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 732 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.

Fionna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

732

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2012

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,086

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fionna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
41
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
01020304050 20242018201220062000199419861971 5

Fionna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
262 births that decade — 36% of Fionna's all-time total
1970s221980s411990s982000s2482010s2622020s61

Fionna by state

Where Fionna concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Fionna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26 3.6%
#2 Florida
10 1.4%
#3 Illinois
5 0.7%
#4 New York
5 0.7%
California share of Fionna's total US births 3.6%
Even split

26 of 732 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fionna?
732 babies have been named Fionna since 1971. It currently ranks #9086 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 41 births.
When was Fionna most popular?
Fionna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 262 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Fionna most popular?
The top states for the name Fionna are California (26 births), Florida (10 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Fionna been used?
Fionna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fionna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fiona, Fiorella, Fiora, Fionnuala, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1971–2024 (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.