Fiona vs Kia

Fiona and Kiacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2006, Fiona was ranked #113 and Kia #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Fiona was ranked #1406 and Kia #5891 among girls in England and Wales.

Fiona and Kia over time

Fiona and Kia appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Fiona held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kia in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Fiona reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kia in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Fiona and Kia changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1406 and #5891.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2024
Fiona held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Kia in 1.
Highest recorded here: Fiona #157 in 1996, Kia #266 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fiona #1406, Kia #5891.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Fiona

Pairs where Fiona shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Susan vs Fiona
In 1964 they stood at #22 and #32 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2023 they were #856 and #279.
Susan · Fiona · 57 shared years, 1964–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Republic of Ireland ranking
Fiona vs Carol
In 1964 they stood at #32 and #36 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2010 they were #205 and #663.
Fiona · Carol · 45 shared years, 1964–2010 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2010 Republic of Ireland ranking
Karen vs Fiona
In 1964 they stood at #41 and #32 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2019 they were #871 and #421.
Karen · Fiona · 56 shared years, 1964–2019 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2019 Republic of Ireland ranking
Grace vs Fiona
In 1997 they stood at #57 and #66 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2017 they were #2 and #432.
Grace · Fiona · 18 shared years, 1997–2017 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2017 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Fiona, Kia
Field	Fiona	Kia
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	The feminine form of Fionn. Popularized by Scottish poet James Macpherson in his 1761 poem Fingal, where it was spelled 'Fióna'.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Scottish, feminine of Fionn	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/fi.ˈoʊ.nə/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	1
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ	GB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Fiona has a recorded origin (Scottish, feminine of Fionn); Kia does not have one recorded yet.
Fiona has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kia.
A meaning is recorded for Fiona; Kia doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Fiona

Popularity journey

First recorded1955
First recorded at #87 among girls in New Zealand in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1971 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #399 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Kia

Popularity journey

First recorded1995
First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #266 among girls in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls