How Many People Are Named Ionia?
An estimated 38 people in the United States have the first name Ionia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Ionia peaked in popularity in 1923 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ionia 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 Ionia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Ionia is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
- Ionia is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
38
About 1 in 9,019,851 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1923
18 births
Total Registered
287
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ionia
Ionia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 287 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ionia as a female name
Ranked #18,696 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 1923 (18 births)
Ionia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ionia span from the 1890s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 84 babies were registered. Ionia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ionia by Decade
How has Ionia 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.
Ionia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ionia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ionia
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Ionia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ionia?
We estimate approximately 38 people named Ionia 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 9,019,851 Americans share this first name.
Is Ionia a common name?
Ionia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 50.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 287 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ionia most popular?
Ionia reached peak popularity in 1923, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ionia is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ionia a female name?
Ionia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ionia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ionia Smith, Ionia Johnson, Ionia 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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