Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Iona

#1,434 most common girls' name of all time · #2,481 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,434
Rank overall
#2,481 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
12,261
Since 2016
630
Peak year
1918 #317
Best rank
#317 1918
Girls Boys peak 404/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Iona is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 65 — 65 #2,647
2024 61 5 66 #2,778
2023 56 — 56 #2,977
2022 76 — 76 #2,405
2021 66 — 66 #2,608
2020 52 — 52 #3,061
2019 73 — 73 #2,428
2018 68 — 68 #2,558
2017 49 — 49 #3,248
2016 59 — 59 #2,866
2015 65 — 65 #2,713
2014 59 — 59 #2,888
2013 45 — 45 #3,465
2012 42 — 42 #3,712
2011 39 — 39 #3,845
2010 44 — 44 #3,572
2009 36 — 36 #4,198
2008 30 5 35 #4,883
2007 33 — 33 #4,479
2006 39 — 39 #3,855
2005 28 — 28 #4,709
2004 35 — 35 #3,990
2003 23 — 23 #5,238
2002 22 — 22 #5,259
2001 33 — 33 #3,866
2000 26 — 26 #4,529
1999 20 — 20 #5,221
1998 17 — 17 #5,802
1997 23 — 23 #4,509
1996 10 — 10 #8,140
1995 5 — 5 #13,391
1994 9 — 9 #8,808
1993 15 — 15 #5,957
1992 10 — 10 #8,068
1991 9 — 9 #8,595
1990 8 — 8 #9,252
1989 13 — 13 #6,163
1988 12 — 12 #6,282
1987 12 — 12 #5,929
1986 15 — 15 #4,965
1985 9 — 9 #6,957
1984 15 — 15 #4,739
1983 21 — 21 #3,694
1982 15 — 15 #4,720
1981 12 — 12 #5,573
1980 15 — 15 #4,745
1979 14 — 14 #4,845
1978 21 — 21 #3,513
1977 17 — 17 #4,071
1976 18 — 18 #3,680
1975 19 — 19 #3,515
1974 21 — 21 #3,213
1973 26 — 26 #2,692
1972 18 — 18 #3,406
1971 20 — 20 #3,268
1970 24 — 24 #2,857
1969 19 — 19 #3,104
1968 17 — 17 #3,175
1967 37 — 37 #1,923
1966 20 — 20 #2,756
1965 26 — 26 #2,348
1964 33 — 33 #2,076
1963 30 — 30 #2,172
1962 31 — 31 #2,113
1961 40 — 40 #1,807
1960 37 — 37 #1,860
1959 57 — 57 #1,419
1958 45 — 45 #1,589
1957 34 — 34 #1,869
1956 57 — 57 #1,381
1955 71 — 71 #1,188
1954 68 — 68 #1,215
1953 58 — 58 #1,276
1952 67 — 67 #1,160
1951 82 — 82 #1,027
1950 71 — 71 #1,092
1949 65 — 65 #1,122
1948 75 — 75 #1,013
1947 71 — 71 #1,055
1946 95 — 95 #849
1945 80 — 80 #843
1944 94 — 94 #787
1943 109 — 109 #742
1942 112 — 112 #704
1941 89 — 89 #758
1940 97 — 97 #706
1939 147 — 147 #551
1938 128 — 128 #605
1937 123 — 123 #607
1936 162 — 162 #515
1935 162 — 162 #500
1934 178 — 178 #480
1933 186 — 186 #474
1932 194 — 194 #474
1931 235 — 235 #421
1930 232 — 232 #442
1929 279 — 279 #398
1928 275 — 275 #409
1927 300 — 300 #398
1926 263 — 263 #422
1925 294 — 294 #399
1924 332 — 332 #374
1923 343 — 343 #358
1922 331 — 331 #364
1921 360 — 360 #345
1920 374 — 374 #338
1919 352 — 352 #342
1918 404 — 404 #317
1917 330 — 330 #347
1916 320 — 320 #345
1915 270 — 270 #364
1914 164 — 164 #415
1913 147 — 147 #407
1912 141 — 141 #390
1911 110 — 110 #387
1910 124 — 124 #356
1909 101 — 101 #362
1908 101 — 101 #359
1907 93 — 93 #367
1906 83 — 83 #375
1905 88 — 88 #360
1904 90 — 90 #344
1903 73 — 73 #374
1902 62 — 62 #396
1901 64 — 64 #372
1900 83 — 83 #370
1899 39 — 39 #469
1898 52 — 52 #428
1897 57 — 57 #384
1896 56 — 56 #378
1895 50 — 50 #400
1894 48 — 48 #404
1893 44 — 44 #405
1892 44 — 44 #402
1891 28 — 28 #485
1890 37 — 37 #419
1889 37 — 37 #399
1888 31 — 31 #444
1887 22 — 22 #475
1886 18 — 18 #528
1885 23 — 23 #439
1884 17 — 17 #502
1883 18 — 18 #454
1882 22 — 22 #383
1881 18 — 18 #396
1880 18 — 18 #395