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Iona

Girl

Meaning of Iona: Scottish: 'blessed'

Iona is a girl's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2559th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 451st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2559

65 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#451

92 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

12,261

First recorded 1880 · peak 1918

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 21 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 15 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 13 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 23 babies1998: 17 babies1999: 20 babies2000: 26 babies20002001: 33 babies2002: 22 babies2003: 23 babies2004: 35 babies2005: 28 babies2006: 39 babies2007: 33 babies2008: 35 babies2009: 36 babies2010: 44 babies20102011: 39 babies2012: 42 babies2013: 45 babies2014: 59 babies2015: 65 babies2016: 59 babies2017: 49 babies2018: 68 babies2019: 73 babies2020: 52 babies20202021: 66 babies2022: 76 babies2023: 56 babies2024: 66 babies2025: 65 babies
US babies named Iona per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 76.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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