Girls' name · since 1880
Ione
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 10,004 babies named Ione, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,135 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,004
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ione currently ranks #7135 among girls' names in America, with 10,004 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Ione recorded 10,004 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #7135 nationally today, ahead of 59% of girls, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #1,667 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,135 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,004 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ione ranks #1,667 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,135 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,004 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,135 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,004
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ione's 10,004 recorded births place it above 97.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Ione compares
10,004 Top 10% higher than 90% of 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
Ione's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ione | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,004 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 367 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ione's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ione's SSA record in two at 1945 and the more recent half accounts for 14% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 86%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 367, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ione popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 367
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Ione by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,677 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Ione's strongest decade.
2,677 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Ione births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 189
1880s
189 births
- 1890s 538
1890s
538 births
- 1900s 881
1900s
881 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,561 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,677 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,418 births
- 1940s 626
1940s
626 births
- 1950s 369
1950s
369 births
- 1960s 162
1960s
162 births
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 77
1990s
77 births
- 2000s 133
2000s
133 births
- 2010s 225
2010s
225 births
- 2020s 78
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,677 births (27% of all-time use).
How Ione compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ione's total volume
Ione by state
Where Ione concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 1,119 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 1,024 | 10.2% |
| #3 | Iowa | | 395 | 3.9% |
| #4 | North Dakota | | 378 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 341 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 329 | 3.3% |
| #7 | South Dakota | | 233 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Texas | | 218 | 2.2% |
1,119 of 10,004 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Ione appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ione's data
- Ione's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,677 total births); usage has since declined to 78 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Iones (1,119 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Ione: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Ione 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.