Total births
91
Girls' name · since 1993
Ioana
Ioana has 91 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14110
- among girls today
- 91
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 20%
- more common than other girls
Ioana currently ranks #14110 among girls' names in America, with 91 babies recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Ioana recorded 91 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #14110 nationally today, ahead of 20% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #14110 among girls today
- 91 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
- 20% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ioana is currently the #14110 girls' name in America, more common than 20% of girls - 91 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14110
- among girls today
- 91
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 20%
- more common than other girls
Ioana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14110
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 20% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Ioana was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
10 babies were named Ioana in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
How Ioana compares
91 23th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Ioana's all-time total is 76% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ioana | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 91 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Ioana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ioana's full recorded timeline at 2005, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ioana at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2003
Current rank
#14,110
Active since
1993
Ioana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Ioana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Ioana's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Ioana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 56 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ioana? ▼
Ioana has been given to 91 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #14110 as of the latest data. 10 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
When was Ioana most popular? ▼
Ioana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Ioana been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ioana since 1993 -- 33 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Ioana? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ioanna, Ioan. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Ioana's data
- Ioana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ioana: #14110 Girls' Name - 91 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ioana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ioana 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 June 2026.