Girl’s name · Italian

Fiammetta

How to say it: fyah-MET-tah · /ˌfjɑˈmetɑ/

From Italian 'fiammetta', diminutive of 'fiamma' meaning 'little flame' - literary name from Boccaccio's Decameron.

Fiammetta was the 13,956th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 5 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.0-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #13,233 by 2030.

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

#13,956for girls in 2025
1 in 663,068US babies
5born in 2025
#13,233projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Fiammetta
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#13,956
Babies born in 20255
Share of births1 in 663,068
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.0
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#13,233

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

Its life, decade by decade

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

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Fia
  • Metta

Honouring a Fiammetta in the family

In the classroom

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

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Italian.

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