Recorded 1989–2021 Girls' name Peak 1991 161 births

Ivonna — girls' name

161 babies named Ivonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s662000s482010s322020s5
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Ivonna was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ivonna in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ivonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Ivonna between 1989 and 2021, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ivonna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ivonna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ivonna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ivonna in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ivonna 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 161 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.

Ivonna at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

161

Since 1989

33 years of records

Peak year

1991

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1989

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2021

Ivonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1989

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1991)
12
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
468101214 20212015200720042000199619921989 10

Ivonna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
66 births that decade — 41% of Ivonna's all-time total
1980s101990s662000s482010s322020s5

Ivonna by state

Where Ivonna concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ivonna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.1%
#2 New York
5 3.1%
California share of Ivonna's total US births 3.1%
Even split

5 of 161 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ivonna?
161 babies have been named Ivonna since 1989. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1991 with 12 births.
When was Ivonna most popular?
Ivonna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Ivonna most popular?
The top states for the name Ivonna are California (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Ivonna been used?
Ivonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 33 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Ivonna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ivory, Ivonne, Ivon, Ivori, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.