Iona

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Iona is a given name that is taken from the Scottish island of Iona, which has a particular significance in the history of Christianity. The derivation of this island name itself is uncertain. The earliest forms of the name enabled toponymist William J.

From Wikipedia

Iona first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 404 babies (rank #318 that year). In 2024 it was given to 61 girls (rank #2,777). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Iona

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Iona yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

12,196

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

404

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Iona

Iona Yakirrevolutionary · b. 1896

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	18	#395
1881	18	#400
1882	22	#379
1883	18	#454
1884	17	#510
1885	23	#442
1886	18	#532
1887	22	#479
1888	31	#444
1889	37	#400
1890	37	#418
1891	28	#488
1892	44	#403
1893	44	#405
1894	48	#404
1895	50	#400
1896	56	#378
1897	57	#385
1898	52	#428
1899	39	#474
1900	83	#370
1901	64	#372
1902	62	#395
1903	73	#373
1904	90	#344
1905	88	#359
1906	83	#375
1907	93	#366
1908	101	#358
1909	101	#363
1910	124	#356
1911	110	#386
1912	141	#390
1913	147	#407
1914	164	#415
1915	270	#364
1916	320	#344
1917	330	#346
1918	404	#318
1919	352	#342
1920	374	#338
1921	360	#345
1922	331	#364
1923	343	#356
1924	332	#374
1925	294	#399
1926	263	#423
1927	300	#398
1928	275	#409
1929	279	#398
1930	232	#443
1931	235	#422
1932	194	#474
1933	186	#474
1934	178	#480
1935	162	#499
1936	162	#515
1937	123	#607
1938	128	#605
1939	147	#552
1940	97	#709
1941	89	#762
1942	112	#704
1943	109	#743
1944	94	#787
1945	80	#845
1946	95	#849
1947	71	#1,057
1948	75	#1,014
1949	65	#1,127
1950	71	#1,095
1951	82	#1,029
1952	67	#1,164
1953	58	#1,282
1954	68	#1,216
1955	71	#1,190
1956	57	#1,388
1957	34	#1,882
1958	45	#1,595
1959	57	#1,424
1960	37	#1,865
1961	40	#1,818
1962	31	#2,131
1963	30	#2,181
1964	33	#2,082
1965	26	#2,366
1966	20	#2,792
1967	37	#1,930
1968	17	#3,225
1969	19	#3,135
1970	24	#2,880
1971	20	#3,297
1972	18	#3,444
1973	26	#2,706
1974	21	#3,243
1975	19	#3,552
1976	18	#3,725
1977	17	#4,119
1978	21	#3,548
1979	14	#4,921
1980	15	#4,812
1981	12	#5,680
1982	15	#4,786
1983	21	#3,727
1984	15	#4,812
1985	9	#7,167
1986	15	#5,044
1987	12	#6,060
1988	12	#6,412
1989	13	#6,290
1990	8	#9,582
1991	9	#8,859
1992	10	#8,307
1993	15	#6,074
1994	9	#9,099
1995	5	#14,269
1996	10	#8,392
1997	23	#4,569
1998	17	#5,894
1999	20	#5,304
2000	26	#4,578
2001	33	#3,894
2002	22	#5,330
2003	23	#5,298
2004	35	#4,035
2005	28	#4,753
2006	39	#3,879
2007	33	#4,506
2008	30	#4,941
2009	36	#4,222
2010	44	#3,591
2011	39	#3,870
2012	42	#3,741
2013	45	#3,491
2014	59	#2,900
2015	65	#2,724
2016	59	#2,878
2017	49	#3,268
2018	68	#2,570
2019	73	#2,440
2020	52	#3,073
2021	66	#2,615
2022	76	#2,411
2023	56	#2,992
2024	61	#2,777