Baby name

Iona

Girl

Comeback name

Iona peaked in 1918, when 1 baby in 5,374 was given the name. Almost forgotten around 1993, with about 10 births a year, it has been climbing back since. Its rank in 2025: No. 2645.

12,251births since 1880

1910sgeneration

No. 317rank at its peak, in 1918

Where babies named Iona are born

1918

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Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Iona is most common in Iowa (3.3 times), West Virginia (3) and Louisiana (2.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Mona 45,787
Ina 34,074
Fiona 33,959
Dona 18,857
Nona 16,708
Lona 10,907

Names from the same era

Leta · Maudie · Gussie · Dessie · Lona · Edythe

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