Recorded 1986–2017 Girls' name Peak 2001 158 births

Fiorela — girls' name

158 babies named Fiorela in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s162000s1262010s16
2000s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Fiorela was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

26 babies were named Fiorela in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fiorela

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Fiorela between 1986 and 2017, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fiorela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fiorela performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Fiorela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Fiorela in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fiorela 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 158 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.

Fiorela at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

158

Since 1986

32 years of records

Peak year

2001

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1986

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2017

Fiorela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1986

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2001)
26
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
051015202530 2017201520082005200320011986 16

Fiorela by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
126 births that decade — 80% of Fiorela's all-time total
1980s162000s1262010s16

Fiorela by state

Where Fiorela concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Fiorela
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 17.7%
#2 Texas
13 8.2%
#3 Florida
5 3.2%
California share of Fiorela's total US births 17.7%
Even split

28 of 158 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fiorela?
158 babies have been named Fiorela since 1986. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2001 with 26 births.
When was Fiorela most popular?
Fiorela was most popular in the 2000s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Fiorela most popular?
The top states for the name Fiorela are California (28 births), Texas (13 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Fiorela been used?
Fiorela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 32 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Fiorela?
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, 1986–2017 (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.