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.

#16,298 of 72,339
all-time among girls
287
born since 1893
1920s
peak 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.

  • #16,298 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 287 born since 1893
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ionia ranks #16,298 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 287 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.

#16,298 of 72,339
all-time among girls
287
born since 1893
1920s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ionia's 287 recorded births place it above 77.44% 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.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1923)
18
Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
05101520 189319071915192019261932193719472007 5

Ionia by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (84 births, 29% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 84 births (29% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ionia? ▼
Since 1893, Social Security records show 287 babies named Ionia. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #16,298 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2007. Its busiest year on record was 1923, with 18 births.
Where does Ionia sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ionia ranks #16,298 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 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.

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

Keep exploring Ionia

Nearby Names Like Ionia

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ionia

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ionia: 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, 1893–2007 (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 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 August 2026.