Girl’s name · Irish, Italian

Fia

How to say it: FEE-uh · /ˈfiːə/

Short Irish form of Fiadh meaning 'wild, deer', also Italian diminutive of Sofia - light, airy name.

Fia was the 1,351st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 117 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 3.9-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #671 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,351for girls in 2025
1 in 28,336US babies
117born in 2025
#671projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Fia
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,351
Babies born in 2025117
Share of births1 in 28,336
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×3.9
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#671

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Fia is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 40 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

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In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Fia is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Danish, English, Finnish, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish.

Ireland: #241.

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