Is Fiona classic or outdated?

[Lucyyyy133]

Hi everyone!
I’m expecting my first daughter next month, and my husband and I have decided to name her Fiona.
I know it’s not a super trendy or common name these days, so I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Does Fiona come across to you as a classic and elegant name, or does it feel more outdated or “granny-ish”?

I'm a Fiona. It was hugely popular in Scotland in 1960s rising to the number 3 spot in 1967. In a year of 50 girls at my school in Edinburgh in the late 70s there were 6 Fionas. In England it's equivalent was Jane, there were 5 in my class on 24 girls in the early 70s in |Cheshire. I wouldn't say it was posh, at least not in Scotland and has certainly waned in popularity since the 80s. It's generally easy to spell and pronounce although there are the occasional Fionna and Fionnagh/Fionagh but they are few and far between.

Fiona is great!

Love Fiona, she may be Fifi as a a baby and toddler, Fi in those teenage years and Fiona in her 20s and onwards.

Names being associated with characters, etc is childish IMO.

To me it seems quite classic, it’s never been wildly popular in South Wales so doesn’t have age demographic connotations. I’ve only ever met two and they’re about 20 years apart in age.

Definitely classic.

I like Fionnuala more than Fiona.

It was extremely popular in the sixties. It's a lovely, classic name.

I really like it! I used to work with a girl called Fiona (she'd be in her 30s now) and she was great! A customer once said to her "you have the perfect name to be the heroine in an indie movie" and it's always stuck with me 😂

Classic - great name !

I agree, go the whole hog to Felicity. Or the other end of the spectrum to Jane or Anne.

I'm a Fiona and I passionately hate my name. I've known lots of other Fionas of all ages but agree most at in their 50s. Wherever I have worked there have always been at least 3 of us if not more.

Have never battled with people comparing me to Shrek or mentioning Shrek at all really, but at school I was 'Fifi la pooch' which I hated and I hate even more that most people pronounce it 'Fyo-na' with 2 syllables rather that 'Fee-oh-nah' and Fi as a nickname doesn't really stick as everyone just elongates it to Fiona anyway. It's not like using 'Sue' for Susan where it's an accepted name in its own right.

Phoebe instead?
Felicity?

My sister is Fiona, she’s 41 and really suits her name. It think it’s a nice name, not sure if she likes it or not tbh. We are Scottish. I see lots of babies in my job, not come across mine or my sisters name yet though. It would be original definitely if you love it op go for it,

Go with Fiona. I named my daughter a very old name, feminine, easy to say, easy to spell and always the only one in the school so everyone could pick her out in the crowd. Fiona is lovely.

Choose it, use it and love it.

Fifi la Pooch! 🐩🤣