Girls' name · since 1900

Ioma

222 babies named Ioma in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,749 of 72,339
all-time among girls
222
born since 1900
1920s
peak decade

Ioma sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 222 recorded since 1900.

Social Security Administration records show Ioma recorded 222 times among girls since 1900, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1956.

  • #18,749 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 222 born since 1900
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ioma ranks #18,749 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 222 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.

#18,749 of 72,339
all-time among girls
222
born since 1900
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ioma's 222 recorded births place it above 74.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Ioma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ioma's full recorded timeline at 1924, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ioma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1956

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1916)
15
Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
05101520 19001914191819221926193019341956 6

Ioma by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (87 births, 39% of the file).

1920s was Ioma's strongest decade.

87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Ioma births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 87 births (39% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ioma?
Ioma has been given to 222 babies in the U.S. since 1900, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,749 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1956. 15 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
Where does Ioma sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ioma ranks #18,749 of 72,339 girls' 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 Ioma most popular?
Ioma was most popular in the 1920s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Ioma been used?
Records for Ioma go back to 1900, giving 57 years of history through 1956.

What to do with Ioma's data

  • Ioma's decade-level peak was the 1920s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ioma

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ioma: 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, 1900–1956 (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 Ioma 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.