Recorded 1903–1942 Girls' name Peak 1923 118 births

Idonia — girls' name

118 babies named Idonia in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s111910s341920s531930s61940s14
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Idonia was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

10 babies were named Idonia in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Idonia

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Idonia between 1903 and 1942, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Idonia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Idonia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Idonia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Idonia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Idonia 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 118 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.

Idonia at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

118

Since 1903

40 years of records

Peak year

1923

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1903

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1942

Idonia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1903

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1923)
10
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4681012 1942192919251921191619061903 5

Idonia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
53 births that decade — 45% of Idonia's all-time total
1900s111910s341920s531930s61940s14

Idonia by state

Where Idonia concentrates geographically — total births since 1903

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Idonia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
11 9.3%
Georgia share of Idonia's total US births 9.3%

11 of 118 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Idonia?
118 babies have been named Idonia since 1903. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1923 with 10 births.
When was Idonia most popular?
Idonia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Idonia most popular?
The top states for the name Idonia are Georgia (11 births).
How long has the name Idonia been used?
Idonia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1903, spanning 40 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Idonia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Idolina, Idonna, Idora, Idona, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1903–1942 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.