Girls' name · since 1980
Ia
Ia has 160 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,121 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 160
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
160 girls have been named Ia since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ia has been recorded 160 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2024.
- #22,121 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 160 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ia ranks #22,121 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 160 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,121 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 160
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ia's 160 recorded births place it above 69.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ia splits its recorded history at 1993: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Ia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (66 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Ia's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 66 births (41% of all-time use).
Ia by state
Where Ia concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 5 | 3.1% |
18 of 160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Ia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ias (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.