Iona

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 210 babies (rank #201 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Iona

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

2,878
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
210
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1996127#293
1997154#253
1998145#270
1999186#217
2000210#201
2001143#274
2002135#282
2003134#297
2004124#321
2005128#317
2006173#272
2007144#315
2008134#333
2009128#343
2010121#379
2011125#375
2012111#412
201397#434
2014134#342
2015121#374
2016104#428