Pronunciation
Fee-a
Meaning
Wild; deer
Alternate spellings
Fiadh; Fia
Fun fact
You'll see this name written as Fiadh or Fíadh, with a fada over the i. They're recorded as separate spellings in Ireland's baby-name statistics, so their popularity figures can be different. It's connected with the Irish words for deer and wild, rather than literally meaning little deer.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Fíadh, 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.
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 | 79 | #65 |
| 2024 | 93 | #56 |
| 2023 | 85 | #67 |
| 2022 | 79 | #71 |
| 2021 | 86 | #69 |
| 2020 | 57 | #93 |
| 2019 | 49 | #111 |
| 2018 | 40 | #138 |
| 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.
