Ione
Girl name · Celtic · Greek · Scottish
- US rank
- #7,133
- Syllables
- 1
- Peak
- #327 in 1917
15 babies were named Ione in the US in 2025. It has dropped 1,283 places in five years.
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US births per million girls, 1880–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
Did you know?
A few things about Ione you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.
Famous Ione
Ione Skye
British-born American actress
Choose Ione and your child shares a first name with Ione Skye, a British-born American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Ione, like who?” Ione Skye's Wikipedia article is available in 22 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.
Read about Ione Skye on Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Photo: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons
- How commonAbout 1 in every 107,527 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Ione, 15 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Ione would very likely be the only one.
- HistoryIone has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Iones, and counting.
- Best yearIt was far more popular in 1917, when it ranked #327. Today it's #7,133, so it could be due a comeback.
- TrendIone has slipped 1,283 places over the last five years and now sits at #7,133. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
About the name Ione
Ione is a girl name of Celtic, Greek and Scottish origin. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with I and ending in “-one”. US birth records list Ione for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 131 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked #327 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #7,133, with 15 babies.
Origin:Celtic namesGreek namesScottish names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 141 | 7,078 girls |
| 1890s | 241 | 4,143 girls |
| 1900s | 300 | 3,336 girls |
| 1910s | 314 | 3,184 girls |
| 1920s | 223 | 4,475 girls |
| 1930s | 133 | 7,510 girls |
| 1940s | 45 | 21,988 girls |
| 1950s | 19 | 51,626 girls |
| 1960s | 8.6 | 115,741 girls |
| 1970s | 2.8 | 354,610 girls |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 684,932 girls |
| 1990s | 4.3 | 231,481 girls |
| 2000s | 7.2 | 139,860 girls |
| 2010s | 13 | 77,821 girls |
| 2020s | 8.0 | 124,481 girls |
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Questions about the name Ione
What is the origin of the name Ione?
Ione has Celtic, Greek, Scottish roots in our records. Other Celtic names include Evelyn, Isla, Riley.
Is Ione a boy or girl name?
Ione is a girl name.
How popular is the name Ione?
Ione ranked #7,133 for US girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1917 (#327).