Girls' name · since 1979
Iyonna
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 1,770 babies named Iyonna, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,319 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,770
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Iyonna is the #10319 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,770 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iyonna has been recorded 1,770 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #10319 nationally and more common than 40% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #5,115 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,319 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,770 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iyonna ranks #5,115 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,319 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,770 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,319 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,770
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Iyonna's 1,770 recorded births place it above 92.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Iyonna compares
1,770 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Iyonna's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Iyonna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,770 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 103 | 21 | 19,840 |
Iyonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Iyonna's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 103, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Iyonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Iyonna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (832 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Iyonna's strongest decade.
832 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Iyonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 240
1990s
240 births
- 2000s
2000s
832 births
- 2010s
2010s
528 births
- 2020s 124
2020s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 832 births (47% of all-time use).
How Iyonna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Iyonna's total volume
Iyonna by state
Where Iyonna concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 79 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 76 | 4.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 69 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 68 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 54 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 50 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 43 | 2.4% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 34 | 1.9% |
79 of 1,770 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Iyonna appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Iyonna's data
- Iyonna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (832 total births); usage has since declined to 124 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Iyonnas (79 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Iyonna: 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, 1979–2025 (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 Iyonna 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.