Fifi
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Fifi is a French nickname for Josephine, from the Hebrew for “God will increase.” Fifi Trixibelle Geldof and 1930s actress Fifi D’Orsay are known bearers. “Agent Fifi,” Marie Christine Chilver, escaped a Nazi internment camp and became a glamorous British spy during World War II. In the film Mad Max, Fifi Macaffee is the male police captain who warns Max about a vicious biker gang.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Unusual Baby Names, Badass Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Fifi in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Fifi against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Fifi is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Fifi in official name statistics
United States
Fewer than 5 girls were named Fifi in the US in 2025. Since 1916, 141 girls have been named Fifi, with the most (10) in 1926.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Storms named Fifi
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Fifi, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Fifi | 1991 | South Indian Ocean | 111 km/h |
| Tropical storm Fifi | 1982 | South Indian Ocean | 93 km/h |
| Tropical storm Fifi | 1977 | South Indian Ocean | – |
| Hurricane Fifi (Category 2) | 1974 | North Atlantic | 167 km/h |
| Hurricane Fifi (Category 1) | 1958 | North Atlantic | 139 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Fifi
There are 3 towns and villages with Fifi in their name, in 3 countries.
🇲🇦 Morocco 1🇵🇦 Panama 1🇸🇩 Sudan 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| El Fifi | Chiriquí Province, 🇵🇦 Panama | – | Map |
| El Fifi | Southern Darfur, 🇸🇩 Sudan | – | Map |
| Fifi | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, 🇲🇦 Morocco | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Fifi songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Fifi in their title. The best known:
- Fifi Hollywood – Daria Zawiałow (2023)
- Riri, Fifi, Loulou – Roger Dumas (1978)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Fifi
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Fifi.
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Fictional characters named Fifi
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Fifi as a pet name
FurryName has found 184 dogs named Fifi in public pet registers, making it the #734 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Playford (13), Corangamite Shire (2), Nariño (municipality) (1). Fifi as a dog name →
FurryName has found 16 cats named Fifi in public pet registers, making it the #430 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (3), Vancouver (3), Miranda (1). Fifi as a cat name →
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