NameTides

Iona

Iona was the #2,645 girls' name in the US in 2025 (65 babies), and #520 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Iona as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Iona as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesIrelandCanadaUS
Iona as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,645 (65)#520 (77)#86 (49)#397 (3)#544 (6)#2,282 (9)
2024#2,775 (61)#451 (92)#83 (50)——#2,102 (10)
2023#2,975 (56)#477 (83)#78 (53)#237 (7)#856 (3)#1,678 (13)
2022#2,404 (76)#472 (88)#99 (44)#354 (4)#747 (4)#2,315 (8)
2021#2,608 (66)#416 (107)#66 (67)#266 (6)—#2,021 (10)
2020#3,061 (52)#439 (96)#63 (67)#281 (5)#628 (5)#2,163 (9)
2019#2,428 (73)#399 (107)#70 (66)#424 (3)—#2,188 (9)
2018#2,557 (68)#380 (118)#56 (83)#238 (7)—#1,862 (11)
2017#3,247 (49)#394 (113)#82 (56)#296 (5)#524 (7)#1,784 (12)
2016#2,866 (59)#427 (104)#75 (67)#229 (8)#661 (5)#1,600 (14)
2015#2,712 (65)#372 (121)#82 (62)#269 (6)#581 (6)#2,599 (7)
2014#2,888 (59)#341 (134)#56 (91)#365 (4)#584 (6)#1,786 (12)
2013#3,465 (45)#434 (97)#62 (85)#255 (7)#587 (6)#1,913 (11)
2012#3,711 (42)#412 (111)#58 (90)#229 (8)#560 (7)#2,338 (8)
2011#3,843 (39)#375 (125)#68 (84)#168 (12)#612 (6)#2,899 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1918 at #317.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 25,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 370common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 3,500uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Iona is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 27,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 33,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Iona by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,654NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,767CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Iona (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
IonaCanadaGirls#2,2829
IonaEngland & WalesGirls#52077
IonaIrelandGirls#5446
IonaNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
IonaScotlandGirls#8649
IonaUSGirls#2,64565
IonaUSBoys—too few