Ione
Ione was the 7265th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 327th; the most babies were born in 1920 (367). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,071 places. More babies were named Ione in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,265 girls, down 1,320 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920367 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,004babies recorded
Ione popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,265 | 15 |
| 2020 | #5,945 | 20 |
| 2010 | #5,494 | 25 |
| 2000 | #9,434 | 10 |
| 1990 | #8,100 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #6,592 | 7 |
| 1960 | #2,329 | 26 |
| 1950 | #1,535 | 37 |
| 1940 | #730 | 91 |
| 1930 | #501 | 178 |
| 1920 | #342 | 367 |
| 1910 | #369 | 111 |
| 1900 | #403 | 68 |
| 1890 | #427 | 36 |
| 1880 | #605 | 9 |
How popular is Ione, counting every spelling?
Ione has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ione?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ione (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ione born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ione.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ione?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Ione are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 24 and 84. That makes Ione a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ione: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ione, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ione
How popular is the name Ione?
Ione was the 7265th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 327th; the most babies were born in 1920 (367). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,071 places. More babies were named Ione in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Ione a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ione in the US.