How Many People Are Named Ione?
people named Ione are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 196,089 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,004 babies named Ione in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
367 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Greek ιον (ion) meaning "violet flower". This was the name of a sea nymph in Greek mythology. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century, though perhaps based on the Greek place name Ionia, a region on the west coast of Asia Minor.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Ione in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ione alive today is about 59 years old, and 65% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 26 and 84 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ione first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 367 babies. In 2025, 15 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ione has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #327, in 1916 to 1917. In 2025 it ranked #7,263.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,263 |
| Best rank | #327 (1916 to 1917) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #414 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ione alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ione were born in Minnesota than in any other state: about 159 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ione was given 10.8 times as often in North Dakota, 9.9 times in Minnesota and 8.1 times in Wisconsin.
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