Ia — #13883 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Ia

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Ia between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ia currently holds the #13883 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Ia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 160 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.