Ionia vs Iona

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

Name A

Ionia

Girl name

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Name B

Iona

Girl name · Rank #2768

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Metric Ionia Iona
Current Rank Unranked #2768
Total Births (all years) 287 12,186
Peak Year 1923 1918
Peak Year Births 18 404
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1893 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ionia Iona
1880ss — 224
1890ss 20 455
1900ss 10 838
1910ss 67 2,362
1920ss 84 3,151
1930ss 66 1,747
1940ss 22 887
1950ss — 610
1960ss 13 290
1970ss — 198
1980ss — 139
1990ss — 126
2000ss 5 305
2010ss — 543
2020ss — 311

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ionia Iona
2014 — 59
2015 — 65
2016 — 59
2017 — 49
2018 — 68
2019 — 73
2020 — 52
2021 — 66
2022 — 76
2023 — 56
2024 — 61

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, 1893–2007.

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