Girls' name · since 1972
Ioanna
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 592 babies named Ioanna, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,649 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,972 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 592
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ioanna is the #5972 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 592 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ioanna has been recorded 592 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #5972 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #10,649 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,972 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 592 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ioanna ranks #10,649 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,972 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 592 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,649 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,972 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 592
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ioanna's 592 recorded births place it above 85.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ioanna compares
592 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 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
Ioanna's all-time total is 57% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ioanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 592 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ioanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ioanna's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ioanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Ioanna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (147 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Ioanna's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Ioanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
87 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 147 births (25% of all-time use).
How Ioanna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ioanna's total volume
Ioanna by state
Where Ioanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
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What to do with Ioanna's data
- Ioanna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (147 total births) through the 2020s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ioannas (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Ioanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Ioanna 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.