Fiona
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Fiona is a Gaelic name meaning “fair” or “white.” Fiona is linked to the legendary hero Fionn mac Cumhail and was popularized by a Scottish poet, becoming mainstream in the U.S. in the 1990s.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Fiona in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Fiona 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 Fiona is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Fiona in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 654 girls were named Fiona, making it the #470 girls' name in the US. Since 1942, 33,959 girls have been named Fiona, with the most (1,683) in 2017. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., Delaware and Massachusetts.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Fiona
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Fiona, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Fiona (Category 4) | 2022 | North Atlantic | 222 km/h |
| Tropical storm Fiona | 2016 | North Atlantic | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Fiona | 2010 | North Atlantic | 102 km/h |
| Cyclone Fiona (Category 3) | 2003 | South Indian Ocean | 204 km/h |
| Tropical storm Fiona | 1998 | South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h |
| Tropical storm Fiona | 1974 | South Indian Ocean | 102 km/h |
| Tropical storm Fiona | 1971 | South Pacific | 93 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Lakes named Fiona
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Fiona in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Fiona Lake | Nunavut, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Fiona
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Fiona.
Fiona Apple
Fiona Bruce
Fiona Graham
Fiona Gubelmann
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Fictional characters named Fiona
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.
Fiona as a pet name
FurryName has found 620 dogs named Fiona in public pet registers, making it the #233 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Cambridge (25), Tacoma (6), Fusagasugá (2). Fiona as a dog name →
FurryName has found 47 cats named Fiona in public pet registers, making it the #100 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (19), Villavicencio (5), Richmond (2). Fiona as a cat name →
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