Fia
Say it: FEE-a/fʲiə/
GirlIrishMeans deer, or wild3 letters2 syllables
#239
in Ireland (2025)
#241 with spellings combined
18
babies in 2025
#136
best rank (2017)
518
babies since 1998
Down 76
10-year rank change
Fia through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #241 |
| 2024 | 20 | #216 |
| 2023 | 18 | #227 |
| 2022 | 20 | #222 |
| 2021 | 26 | #185 |
| 2020 | 19 | #231 |
| 2019 | 20 | #236 |
| 2018 | 35 | #154 |
| 2017 | 42 | #136 |
| 2016 | 39 | #145 |
| 2015 | 35 | #165 |
| 2014 | 43 | #138 |
| 2013 | 27 | #207 |
| 2012 | 29 | #193 |
| 2011 | 18 | #285 |
| 2010 | 23 | #236 |
| 2009 | 16 | #299 |
| 2008 | 13 | #364 |
| 2007 | 11 | #375 |
| 2006 | 9 | #396 |
| 2005 | 10 | #347 |
| 2004 | 7 | #414 |
| 2003 | 5 | #490 |
| 2002 | 3 | #620 |
| 2001 | 5 | #441 |
| 2000 | 4 | #465 |
| 1998 | 3 | #499 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Spellings with and without fadas are combined; the CSO only recorded fadas from 2018.
★ What does Fia mean?
Deer, or wild
Irish, from fia (deer, wild), from Old Irish fíad.
Say it right
FEEa
The story of Fia
Fia is the modern Irish spelling of the word for a deer, and it can also mean wild. It comes from the Old Irish fíad, a word for wild animals and game, especially deer. Fiadh is the older spelling of the same word, so the two names share their meaning and are said the same way.
Fia was the first of the pair to catch on. It first appears in the CSO records in 1998, and it grew through the 2000s. It had most babies in 2014, with 43, and its best rank was number 136 in 2017. Since then its sister spelling Fiadh has overtaken it to become one of the most popular girls’ names in Ireland.
In 2025, 18 girls were named Fia. The CSO counts spellings separately, and a handful have been registered as Fía since fadas began to be recorded. The name is also found in Northern Ireland, where it reached number 191 in 2025.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: fia (Irish noun and adjective)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, Baby Names in Northern Ireland
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Fia | 18 | 515 |
| Fía | under 3 | 3 |
In Northern Ireland
#191 in 2025 with 9 babies. Best rank #191 (2025); 70 babies since 2011.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.