Iona vs Ione

Side-by-side comparison of Iona and Ione — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Iona

Girl name · Rank #2768

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Name B

Ione

Girl name · Rank #7941

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Metric Iona Ione
Current Rank #2768 #7941
Total Births (all years) 12,186 9,989
Peak Year 1918 1920
Peak Year Births 404 367
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Iona Ione
1880ss 224 189
1890ss 455 538
1900ss 838 881
1910ss 2,362 2,561
1920ss 3,151 2,677
1930ss 1,747 1,418
1940ss 887 626
1950ss 610 369
1960ss 290 162
1970ss 198 44
1980ss 139 26
1990ss 126 77
2000ss 305 133
2010ss 543 225
2020ss 311 63

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Iona Ione
2014 59 18
2015 65 26
2016 59 23
2017 49 18
2018 68 23
2019 73 19
2020 52 20
2021 66 16
2022 76 —
2023 56 14
2024 61 13

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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