Given name
Phiona
“one who is fair; a white-shouldered woman”·“one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman”
Phiona is a form of Fiona. One interpretation is “one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Scottish use, Phiona carries the interpretation “one who is fair; a white-shouldered woman.” Phiona is a form of Fiona. One interpretation is “one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scottish.
How it developed
Phiona is used as a form of Fiona.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Phiona is a form of Fiona. The history of Fiona gives this family its wider story. James Macpherson is credited with first using Fiona. The writer William Sharp later adopted Fiona Macleod as a pen name, adding another literary chapter to its history.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Phiona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 128
- 0 boys · 128 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −48%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Phiona’s family of names
Phiona is a form of Fiona. Phiona has a related form in Phione. Phiona has a related form in Phionna.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Phiona
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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