Is Iona a boy or girl name?
Iona is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 61 girls and 5 boys were named Iona, so 92.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 12,196 US babies named Iona were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #12,974
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,777
- Babies named Iona since 1880
- 12,196
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 404 babies
Boys and girls named Iona, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 224 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 455 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 838 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,362 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 3,151 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,747 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 887 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 610 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 290 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 198 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 139 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 126 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 305 | 98.4% |
| 2010s | 0 | 543 | 100% |
| 2020s | 5 | 311 | 98.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,974 | 61 | #2,777 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,992 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,411 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,615 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,073 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,440 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,570 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,268 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,878 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,724 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,900 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,491 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,741 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,870 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,591 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,222 |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,291 | 30 | #4,941 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,506 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,879 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,753 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,035 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,298 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,330 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,894 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,578 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,304 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,894 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,569 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,392 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,269 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,099 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,074 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,307 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,859 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,582 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,290 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,412 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,060 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,044 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,167 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,812 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,727 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,786 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,680 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,812 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,921 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,548 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,119 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,725 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,552 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,243 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,706 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,444 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,297 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,880 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,135 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,225 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,930 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,792 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,366 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,082 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,181 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,131 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,818 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,865 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,424 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,595 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,882 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,388 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,190 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,216 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,282 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,164 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,029 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,095 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,127 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,014 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,057 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 95 | #849 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 80 | #845 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 94 | #787 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 109 | #743 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 112 | #704 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 89 | #762 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 97 | #709 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 147 | #552 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 128 | #605 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 123 | #607 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 162 | #515 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 162 | #499 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 178 | #480 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 186 | #474 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 194 | #474 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 235 | #422 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 232 | #443 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 279 | #398 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 275 | #409 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 300 | #398 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 263 | #423 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 294 | #399 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 332 | #374 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 343 | #356 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 331 | #364 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 360 | #345 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 374 | #338 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 352 | #342 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 404 | #318 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 330 | #346 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 320 | #344 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 270 | #364 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 164 | #415 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 147 | #407 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 141 | #390 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 110 | #386 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 124 | #356 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 101 | #363 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 101 | #358 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 93 | #366 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 83 | #375 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 88 | #359 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 90 | #344 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 73 | #373 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 62 | #395 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 64 | #372 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 83 | #370 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 39 | #474 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 52 | #428 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 57 | #385 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 56 | #378 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 50 | #400 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 48 | #404 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 44 | #405 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 44 | #403 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 28 | #488 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 37 | #418 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 37 | #400 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 31 | #444 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 22 | #479 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 18 | #532 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 23 | #442 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 17 | #510 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 18 | #454 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 22 | #379 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 18 | #400 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 18 | #395 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Iona reached #12,974 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #318 in 1918. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Iona
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.