Boys' name · since 2004
Ioan
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 132 babies named Ioan, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,591 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,342 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 132
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ioan is the #11342 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 132 recorded since 2004.
Ioan has 132 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11342 as of the latest data, more common than 19% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #15,591 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,342 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 132 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ioan ranks #15,591 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,342 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 132 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,591 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,342 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 132
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ioan's 132 recorded births place it above 65.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ioan compares
132 30th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ioan's all-time total is 64% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ioan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 132 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ioan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ioan's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ioan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Ioan popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1917 (Ioan as girls' name)
Ioan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (54 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Ioan's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ioan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 54 births (41% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ioan's data
- Ioan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 2020s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Ioan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Ioan 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.