Total births
287
Girls' name · since 1893
Ionia
Ionia has 287 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 287
- total births
- 1893–2007
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
Ionia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 287 have been recorded since 1893.
Ionia has 287 recorded births among girls since 1893, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2007.
- 287 total births
- 1893–2007 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
287 girls have been named Ionia since 1893, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2007.
- 287
- total births
- 1893–2007
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Ionia was born in this single decade.
1923
Single peak year
18 babies were named Ionia in 1923 - its busiest year on record.
Ionia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ionia's full recorded timeline at 1924, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1893, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ionia at a glance
Last recorded 2007Peak year
1923
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1893
Ionia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2007
- Peak year (1923)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Ionia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Ionia's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Ionia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 20
1890s
20 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
67 births
- 1920s
1920s
84 births
- 1930s
1930s
66 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 84 births (29% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ionia? ▼
Since 1893, Social Security records show 287 babies named Ionia. The most recent recorded year was 2007. Its busiest year on record was 1923, with 18 births.
When was Ionia most popular? ▼
Ionia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Ionia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ionia since 1893 -- 115 years through the most recent 2007 data.
What names are similar to Ionia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iona, Ione, Ionna, Ioni, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Ionia's data
- Ionia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ionia
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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, 1893–2007 (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. "Ionia: Baby Name Since 1893 - 287 Births, Peak 1923." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ionia. 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 Ionia 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.