Pronunciation
Fee-a
Meaning
Wild, untamed; deer
Alternate spellings
Fia; Fíadh
Fun fact
Fiadh is pronounced Fee-a. The dh doesn’t add an extra syllable. I love its connection with wildness and nature.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Fiadh, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#3Rank among girl names in 2025273Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 273 | #3 |
| 2024 | 286 | #5 |
| 2023 | 300 | #2 |
| 2022 | 320 | #3 |
| 2021 | 424 | #1 |
| 2020 | 366 | #2 |
| 2019 | 334 | #3 |
| 2018 | 306 | #10 |
| 2017 | 242 | #21 |
| 2016 | 235 | #24 |
| 2015 | 186 | #35 |
| 2014 | 86 | #80 |
| 2013 | 78 | #82 |
| 2012 | 39 | #146 |
| 2011 | 31 | #189 |
| 2010 | 16 | #319 |
| 2009 | 8 | #488 |
| 2008 | 14 | #341 |
| 2007 | 7 | #505 |
| 2006 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2005 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2004 | 4 | #576 |
| 2003 | 3 | #655 |
| 2002 | 3 | #620 |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.