Boys' name · since 2017

Iokua

Iokua has 12 recorded births since 2017 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#32,637 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 2017
2020s
peak decade

Iokua is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 12 have been recorded since 2017.

Social Security Administration records show Iokua recorded 12 times among boys since 2017, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2022.

  • #32,637 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 12 born since 2017
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iokua ranks #32,637 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.

#32,637 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 2017
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Iokua's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Iokua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Iokua splits its recorded history at 2022: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2017 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Iokua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2022)
7
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20172022 7

Iokua by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).

2020s was Iokua's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Iokua births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iokua?
12 babies have been named Iokua since 2017. All-time, it sits at #32,637 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2022 with 7 births.
Where does Iokua sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iokua ranks #32,637 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Iokua most popular?
Iokua was most popular in the 2020s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Iokua been used?
The SSA has tracked Iokua since 2017 -- 6 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Iokua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iokepa. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Iokua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2017–2022 (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 Iokua 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.