US rank #11668 Girls' name Peak 2020 98 births

Iolana — #11668 US girls' name

98 babies named Iolana in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s302010s222020s46
#11668
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 34% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Iolana was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

17 babies were named Iolana in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iolana

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Iolana between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Iolana currently holds the #11668 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iolana performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Iolana shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Iolana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iolana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 98 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Iolana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

98

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2020

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,668

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Iolana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
17
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 20242022202020142010200720052003 8

Iolana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
46 births that decade — 47% of Iolana's all-time total
2000s302010s222020s46

Iolana by state

Where Iolana concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Iolana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 6.1%
California share of Iolana's total US births 6.1%

6 of 98 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iolana?
98 babies have been named Iolana since 2003. It currently ranks #11668 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 17 births.
When was Iolana most popular?
Iolana was most popular in the 2020s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Iolana most popular?
The top states for the name Iolana are California (6 births).
How long has the name Iolana been used?
Iolana has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Iolana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iola, Iolani, Iolanda, Iolene, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.