Ionia — girls' name

What the Data Says About Ionia

The Social Security Administration has registered 287 babies named Ionia between 1893 and 2007, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ionia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ionia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ionia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ionia 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 287 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.