US rank #7347 Girls' name Peak 2005 1,760 births

Iyonna — #7347 US girls' name

1,760 babies named Iyonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s91980s371990s2402000s8322010s5272020s115
#7347
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Iyonna was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

103 babies were named Iyonna in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iyonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,760 babies named Iyonna between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Iyonna currently holds the #7347 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 103 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iyonna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 832 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Iyonna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 79 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Iyonna in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iyonna 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 1,760 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.

Iyonna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,760

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2005

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,347

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Iyonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
103
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
050100150 20242018201220062000199419871979 9

Iyonna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
832 births that decade — 47% of Iyonna's all-time total
1970s91980s371990s2402000s8322010s5272020s115

Iyonna by state

Where Iyonna concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Iyonna
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 3.9%
#5 Ohio
54 3.1%
#6 Michigan
50 2.8%
#7 Maryland
43 2.4%
#8 South Carolina
34 1.9%
Florida share of Iyonna's total US births 4.5%
Even split

79 of 1,760 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Iyonna appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iyonna?
1,760 babies have been named Iyonna since 1979. It currently ranks #7347 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 103 births.
When was Iyonna most popular?
Iyonna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 832 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Iyonna most popular?
The top states for the name Iyonna are Florida (79 births), Georgia (76 births), North Carolina (69 births).
How long has the name Iyonna been used?
Iyonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Iyonna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iyona, Iyonnah, Iyonia, Iyoni, and 3 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, 1979–2024 (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.