Girls' name · since 1971
Fionna
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 738 babies named Fionna, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,216 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,533 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 738
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
738 babies have been named Fionna since 1971, making it today's #13533 girls' name.
Fionna has 738 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13533 as of the latest data, more common than 22% 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 1971 to 2025.
- #9,216 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,533 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 738 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fionna ranks #9,216 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,533 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 738 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,216 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,533 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 738
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fionna's 738 recorded births place it above 87.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Fionna compares
738 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Fionna's all-time total is 96% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fionna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 738 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fionna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fionna splits its recorded history at 2004: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fionna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Fionna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (262 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Fionna's strongest decade.
262 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Fionna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 98
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
248 births
- 2010s
2010s
262 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 262 births (36% of all-time use).
How Fionna 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 Fionna's total volume
Fionna by state
Where Fionna concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
26 of 738 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Fionna's data
- Fionna's decade-level peak was the 2010s (262 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Fionnas (26 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 Fionna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Fionna 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.