Given name & surname · also Italian, Portuguese
Fia
“a weaver”·“from the flickering fire”·“arısing from the dark of peace”
Fia is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a weaver”, “from the flickering fire”, and “arısing from the dark of peace”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a weaver”, “from the flickering fire”, and “arısing from the dark of peace”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Portuguese, Italian, and Scottish naming traditions.
How it developed
In Swedish usage, Fia is a diminutive of Sofia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 643
- 0 boys · 643 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 117 babies
- 2025
- 117
- #1,738 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +215%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 117 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,738 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 215.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Massachusetts had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 460 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Fia’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Fia is a diminutive of Sofia. Fia has a related form in Fea. Fia has a related form in Feah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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