Fia
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given name Sofia.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Fia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Fia has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2003. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 14 |
| 1999 | 11 |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | 14 |
| 2003 | 21 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 298 |
| 2000 | 312 |
| 2001 | 329 |
| 2002 | 350 |
| 2003 | 394 |
| 2004 | 412 |
| 2005 | 423 |
| 2006 | 446 |
| 2007 | 469 |
| 2008 | 486 |
| 2009 | 505 |
| 2010 | 521 |
| 2011 | 539 |
| 2012 | 556 |
| 2013 | 573 |
| 2014 | 585 |
| 2015 | 596 |
| 2016 | 605 |
| 2017 | 620 |
| 2018 | 625 |
| 2019 | 643 |
| 2020 | 671 |
Fia in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Fia.Hi! My name is Fia.
- Fia ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Fia called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Fia kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Fia is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Fias mamma är lärare.Fia's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Fias mamma is Fia's mum.
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Questions about Fia
How do you pronounce Fia in Swedish?
In IPA, Fia is /²fiːa/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it in your device's Swedish voice.
What does the name Fia mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given name Sofia.
How popular is Fia in Sweden?
4 babies were named Fia in 2022. In 2020, 671 people in Sweden had Fia as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2003 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.