Girls' name · since 1977
Iyona
Iyona has 473 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 473
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
473 girls have been named Iyona since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Iyona has 473 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2023.
- #12,272 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 473 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iyona ranks #12,272 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 473 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 473
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Iyona's 473 recorded births place it above 83.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
Iyona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Iyona's full recorded timeline at 2003, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Iyona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2023
- Peak year (2005)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Iyona by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (267 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Iyona's strongest decade.
267 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Iyona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 106
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
267 births
- 2010s 72
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 267 births (56% of all-time use).
Iyona by state
Where Iyona concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Iyona's data
- Iyona's decade-level peak was the 2000s (267 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Iyonas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Iyona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1977–2023 (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 Iyona 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.