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Girl · Name family

Fiona

99,196births recorded
21Countries
2Variants
1974Peak · Scotland
#47Switzerland 2025

Fiona is a girl name family recorded 99,196 times in 21 countries since 1942. It ranks highest today in Switzerland (#47 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Scotland in 1974, at 1,189.0 births per 100,000.

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

Which form wins where

Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.

Rank in countries that publish top lists only

All forms of Fiona

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
Fiona English 33,964 🇺🇸 United States #470 2017 ▼ 51 %
Fiona English 13,412 🇮🇪 Ireland #325 1972 ▲ 25 %
Fiona English 11,310 🇫🇷 France #2098 1997 ▼ 62 %
Fiona English 10,555 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland #539 1974 ▼ 18 %
Fiona English 8,062 🇦🇺 New South Wales – 1969 –
Fiona English 3,493 🇨🇦 Ontario #287 2014 ▼ 62 %
Fionna English 738 🇺🇸 United States #13208 2012 ▼ 65 %
Fionna English 58 🇦🇷 Argentina – 2004 –
Fionna English 40 🇫🇷 France – 1997 –
Fionna English 10 🇮🇪 Ireland – 1970 –

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in Scotland correlates closely with Fiona's.

  1. 1Paul
  2. 2Ian
  3. 3Allison
  4. 4Colin
  5. 5Gillian
  6. 6Jane

How we grouped these names

  • Fiona ↔ Fionna — spelling variant

Questions about Fiona

How popular is the name Fiona?

In 2025 it ranked #47 in Switzerland. Official registers record 99,196 births across 21 countries.

What is Fiona in other languages?

Fionna (English).

When was Fiona most popular?

It peaked in Scotland in 1974, at 1,189.0 births per 100,000.

Is Fiona a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, Fiona is a girl name.