Fiona
Fiona is a female given name: 99% of people named Fiona are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
Fiona · Fíona
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Ireland, Great Britain
- Also spelled
- Fíona
- US births since 1880
- 5 male / 26,004 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Fiona
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Fiona," in English, "Guten Tag Fiona," in German. Fiona is a female given name: about 99% of people named Fiona are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Fiona,
German
Guten Tag Fiona,
French
Bonjour Fiona,
Spanish
Estimado/a Fiona:
Chinese
Fiona您好：
Japanese
Fiona様
English
Hi Fiona,
German
Hi Fiona,
French
Salut Fiona,
Spanish
Hola Fiona,
Chinese
Fiona你好：
Japanese
Fionaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Ireland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
5 male · 26,004 female · 26,009 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Fiona a male or female name?
Fiona is a female given name: 99% of people named Fiona are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
How do I address Fiona in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Fiona," in English, "Guten Tag Fiona," in German. Fiona is a female given name: about 99% of people named Fiona are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Fiona a unisex name?
Fiona is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Fiona are men. Fiona leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Fiona a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/fiona (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_fiona,
title = {Is Fiona a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/fiona},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}