Fiona
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Origin and meaning of Fiona
- Gender:
Historical gender: -
Usage over the past 5 years:girl Girl
Girls - 100% (7,863 births)Source: US SSA data
Boys - 0% (0 births)
girl Girl
- Origin:
- Variant of the Gaelic/Celtic name Fionn
- Meaning:
- Fair, white
- More info:
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Fiona is a feminine variant of the Gaelic/Celtic name Fionn, which is derived from the Gaelic/Celtic word fionn, meaning "fair" or "white."
The Scottish Poet James Macpherson used the name for his 1762 poem "Fingal" and claimed that the name was derived from ancient Gaelic, although he never produced evidence of list. For this reason, the name is typically seen as a feminine variant of the Galiec/Celtic name Fionn. However, the name has more recently been equated to the Scottish Gaelic name Fionnghal, suggesting another possible source for MacPherson's 'Fiona'.
Famous bearers include Irish actress Fiona Shaw, American singer Fiona Apple, and the fictional princess Fiona from the 'Shrek' films.
- Pronunciation:
- fee OH nah
- Form of:
- Fionn
- Rating:
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- Popularity:
- Ranks 209th in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby girl names.
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Popularity of Fiona (Source: US SSA)
Since 1942 Fiona was chosen 17,946 times as a name, 17,941 times for girls and 5 times for boys
| Year | Overall Rank | Girls Rank | Boys Rank | Girls Births | Boys Births |
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| 2012 | 455 | 209 | - | 1,491 | - |
| 2011 | 562 | 267 | - | 1,201 | - |
| 2010 | 535 | 257 | - | 1,256 | - |
| 2009 | 621 | 311 | - | 1,049 | - |
| 2008 | 686 | 347 | - | 960 | - |
| 2007 | 708 | 352 | - | 916 | - |
| 2006 | 663 | 333 | - | 990 | - |
| 2005 | 726 | 373 | - | 842 | - |
| 2004 | 639 | 326 | 11,917 | 970 | 5 |
| 2003 | 677 | 350 | - | 884 | - |
| 2002 | 669 | 347 | - | 858 | - |
| 2001 | 785 | 414 | - | 694 | - |
| 2000 | 869 | 460 | - | 603 | - |
| 1999 | 894 | 474 | - | 552 | - |
| 1998 | 977 | 520 | - | 485 | - |
| 1997 | 982 | 522 | - | 459 | - |
| 1996 | 1,122 | 608 | - | 375 | - |
| 1995 | 1,423 | 789 | - | 252 | - |
| 1994 | 1,604 | 909 | - | 210 | - |
| 1993 | 1,690 | 970 | - | 194 | - |
| 1992 | 1,774 | 1,034 | - | 180 | - |
| 1991 | 1,545 | 893 | - | 220 | - |
| 1990 | 1,625 | 942 | - | 201 | - |
| 1989 | 1,813 | 1,064 | - | 159 | - |
| 1988 | 1,968 | 1,176 | - | 129 | - |
| 1987 | 2,111 | 1,282 | - | 109 | - |
| 1986 | 2,259 | 1,379 | - | 93 | - |
| 1985 | 2,300 | 1,417 | - | 89 | - |
| 1984 | 2,657 | 1,639 | - | 67 | - |
| 1983 | 2,220 | 1,358 | - | 88 | - |
| 1982 | 2,653 | 1,658 | - | 69 | - |
| 1981 | 2,485 | 1,532 | - | 78 | - |
| 1980 | 2,822 | 1,771 | - | 62 | - |
| 1979 | 2,732 | 1,715 | - | 64 | - |
| 1978 | 2,971 | 1,870 | - | 53 | - |
| 1977 | 2,787 | 1,761 | - | 58 | - |
| 1976 | 2,761 | 1,719 | - | 56 | - |
| 1975 | 2,704 | 1,689 | - | 56 | - |
| 1974 | 2,770 | 1,738 | - | 52 | - |
| 1973 | 2,355 | 1,455 | - | 66 | - |
| 1972 | 2,323 | 1,434 | - | 68 | - |
| 1971 | 2,647 | 1,644 | - | 56 | - |
| 1970 | 2,564 | 1,603 | - | 59 | - |
| 1969 | 2,296 | 1,440 | - | 66 | - |
| 1968 | 2,584 | 1,631 | - | 50 | - |
| 1967 | 2,133 | 1,323 | - | 68 | - |
| 1966 | 2,489 | 1,573 | - | 51 | - |
| 1965 | 2,976 | 1,864 | - | 38 | - |
| 1964 | 2,848 | 1,785 | - | 43 | - |
| 1963 | 3,273 | 2,069 | - | 33 | - |
| 1962 | 3,735 | 2,376 | - | 26 | - |
| 1961 | 3,154 | 1,965 | - | 35 | - |
| 1960 | 4,181 | 2,673 | - | 21 | - |
| 1959 | 4,899 | 3,153 | - | 15 | - |
| 1958 | 4,378 | 2,787 | - | 18 | - |
| 1957 | 5,782 | 3,767 | - | 11 | - |
| 1956 | 6,126 | 3,997 | - | 10 | - |
| 1955 | 8,189 | 5,405 | - | 6 | - |
| 1954 | 5,928 | 3,808 | - | 10 | - |
| 1953 | 6,659 | 4,345 | - | 8 | - |
| 1952 | 8,786 | 5,837 | - | 5 | - |
| 1951 | 6,961 | 4,513 | - | 7 | - |
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| 1949 | 7,516 | 4,864 | - | 6 | - |
| 1948 | 7,481 | 4,843 | - | 6 | - |
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| 1944 | 6,077 | 3,818 | - | 7 | - |
| 1943 | 3,455 | 2,022 | - | 19 | - |
| 1942 | 5,310 | 3,264 | - | 9 | - |
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| 2010 | 535 | 257 | - |
| 2011 | 562 | 267 | - |
| 2012 | 455 | 209 | - |
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