How Many People Are Named Ione?
An estimated 1,510 people in the United States have the first name Ione. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Ione peaked in popularity in 1920 with 367 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ione as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ione paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,510
About 1 in 226,990 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1920
367 births
Total Registered
9,989
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ione
Ione is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,989 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ione as a female name
Ranked #8,114 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (367 births)
Ione: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ione span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,677 babies were registered. Ione has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ione by Decade
How has Ione tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ione by State
Birth registrations for Ione span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa. The lowest are in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee. On average, about 176 Iones were registered per state.
Ione + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ione as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ione
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Ione: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ione?
We estimate approximately 1,510 people named Ione are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 226,990 Americans share this first name.
Is Ione a common name?
Ione is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,989 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ione most popular?
Ione reached peak popularity in 1920, when 367 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ione is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ione a female name?
Ione is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ione Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ione Smith, Ione Johnson, Ione Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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