Girls' name · since 2003
Iolana
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 104 babies named Iolana, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,684 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,067 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 104
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Iolana currently ranks #14067 among girls' names in America, with 104 babies recorded since 2003.
Iolana has 104 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14067 as of the latest data, more common than 19% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #26,684 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,067 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 104 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iolana ranks #26,684 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,067 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 104 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #26,684 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,067 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 104
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Iolana's 104 recorded births place it above 63.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Iolana compares
104 25th percentile among 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
Iolana's all-time total is 72% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Iolana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 104 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Iolana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Iolana's full recorded timeline at 2014, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Iolana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Iolana by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (52 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Iolana's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Iolana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 52 births (50% of all-time use).
Iolana by state
Where Iolana concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 5.8% |
6 of 104 births nationwide.
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What to do with Iolana's data
- California records the most Iolanas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Iolana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Iolana 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.