Fia
Feminine · “wisdom”
Fia is a Scandinavian short form of Sofia — wisdom — and it is also the Italian for a wildflower and a Scots Gaelic word for deer.
How old is the name Fia?
Fia first appears in US birth records in 2006 — 19 years ago. The typical Fia is a kid of about 4 — this name's wave is very recent. About 600 people named Fia are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Fia most popular?
Fia peaked in 2025, reaching #1733 nationally. Today it ranks #1733, exactly where it peaked. See the whole 2025 chart.
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Where it comes from
From sophia to Fia
The story of Fia
Sofia and Sophia have produced short forms across Europe, and Swedish and Norwegian use Fia. The Scots Gaelic Fia and Fiadh rose sharply in Ireland from the 2010s — Fiadh reached the top of the Irish girls' list. Fia appears in American records and is in current use.
Meaningscholars disagree
wisdom; deer
Usually a short form of Sofia, from the Greek sophia, 'wisdom'. The Scots Gaelic fiadh means 'deer' or 'wild'. An Italian fia is an archaic form of figlia, 'daughter'. All three are genuine and none is dominant for the modern name.
How the name formed
- sophia
- Sofia
- Fia
Related forms: Fia · Fiadh · Fia
Pronouncing Fia
FEE-uh
Two syllables, stress on the first. Irish Fiadh is closer to FEE-a with a breathy ending.
Nicknames for Fia
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 2006
- Most girls named
- 2025117 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1733reached in 2025
- Change vs 2024
- +27.2%117 in 2025, from 92
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Fia in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Fia in Swedish — same name
- Fiadh in Irish — related form
- Fia in Italian — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, New York, Massachusetts.
Fias among us
people named Fia are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 13,737 born in 2025 was named Fia
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Jannet test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Fia's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Jannet climbed just as high around 1990, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Jannet's path sketches the road Fia is walking now.
Fia is climbing fast right now. Steep climbs tend to come with steep descents — the quicker a name arrives, the more firmly it belongs to its moment.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Fia is headed
Fia is on a steep climb — if the curve holds, 2030 could see around 64% more babies given the name than today. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Fia beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Fia in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The wisdom meaning is transparent where the Sofia route holds.
- Three letters, two syllables, and never misheard.
- Sofia is available as a fuller formal version.
- The origin is genuinely split three ways.
- Mia and Pia are close enough to cause confusion.
- It is very short and can be swallowed by a long surname.
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Feminine · #1733 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Fias are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Fia are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Fia in 2025?
- Fia ranks #1733 among US girl names in 2025, with 117 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Fia?
- About 1 in every 13,737 US girls born in 2025 was named Fia — 117 in all.
- Will my child share the name Fia with classmates?
- Fia will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Fia
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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