Ione
Greek, from ion, the violet flower. Ione is also the name of one of the sea nymphs listed in classical Greek sources.
Ione in 2025
Ione was given to 15 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 12,539th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 221,023 babies born.
The history of Ione
Ione reached its highest point in 1920, when 367 babies were given the name, ranking 642nd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 511th, in 1908.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 10,004 babies have been named Ione. Half of them were born before 1922, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Ione by decade
| Decade | Babies named Ione | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 189 | 784 |
| 1890s | 538 | 551 |
| 1900s | 881 | 511 |
| 1910s | 2,561 | 538 |
| 1920s | 2,677 | 642 |
| 1930s | 1,418 | 903 |
| 1940s | 626 | 1,309 |
| 1950s | 369 | 2,092 |
| 1960s | 162 | 3,717 |
| 1970s | 44 | 7,852 |
| 1980s | 26 | 8,847 |
| 1990s | 77 | 9,396 |
| 2000s | 133 | 11,465 |
| 2010s | 225 | 8,859 |
| 2020s | 78 | 10,189 |
Where Ione is heading
Ione has fallen 42% over the past decade, from 26 babies in 2015 to 15 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1920 peak — Ione is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Ione
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Ione.