Fianna
Girl · FEE-a-na · Irish
Big in Northern Ireland
Fianna is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “band of warriors”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 11,928th for girls in the US (7 babies).
What does Fianna mean?
Irish
“band of warriors”
In Irish legend the Fianna were the warrior bands led by Fionn mac Cumhaill.
- Say it
- FEE-a-na
Is Fianna a girl's or a boy's name?
Fianna is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 7 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Fianna in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Fianna, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,587th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 28 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Fianna than any year since 2013.
Half of all the girls named Fianna in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 191st in Northern Ireland.
Fianna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,323 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,329 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,667 |
| 2021 | 25 | #1,353 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,587 |
| 2019 | 28 | #1,256 |
| 2018 | 28 | #1,274 |
| 2017 | 25 | #1,396 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,452 |
| 2015 | 26 | #1,353 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 15 | #2,005 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
How popular is Fianna in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #11,928among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 230,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the US were named Fianna, making it the 11,928th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,137th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Fianna in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Fianna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #11,928 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6,184 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5,456 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
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