Total births
50
Girls' name · since 1914
Iolene
Iolene has 50 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 50
- total births
- 1914–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 78%
- born in that decade
Iolene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 50 have been recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iolene has been recorded 50 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1929.
- 50 total births
- 1914–1929 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 78% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
50 girls have been named Iolene since 1914, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1929.
- 50
- total births
- 1914–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 78%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
78% of everyone ever named Iolene was born in this single decade.
1920
Single peak year
9 babies were named Iolene in 1920 - its busiest year on record.
Iolene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Iolene splits its recorded history at 1922: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Iolene at a glance
Last recorded 1929Peak year
1920
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Iolene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1929
- Peak year (1920)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Iolene by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Iolene's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Iolene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 39 births (78% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Iolene? ▼
Iolene has been given to 50 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1929. 9 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
When was Iolene most popular? ▼
Iolene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Iolene been used? ▼
Iolene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 16 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Iolene? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iola, Iolana, Iolani, Iolanda, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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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, 1914–1929 (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. "Iolene: Baby Name Since 1914 - 50 Births, Peak 1920." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/iolene. 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 Iolene 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.