Recorded 1914–1929 Girls' name Peak 1920 50 births

Iolene — girls' name

50 babies named Iolene in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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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.

What the Data Says About Iolene

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Iolene between 1914 and 1929, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Iolene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iolene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Iolene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iolene 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 50 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.

Iolene at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

50

Since 1914

16 years of records

Peak year

1920

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1914

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1929

Iolene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1914

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Iolene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
39 births that decade — 78% of Iolene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iolene?
50 babies have been named Iolene since 1914. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
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.

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, 1914–1929 (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.