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Girl name

Ione

/aɪˈoʊni/ · 100% girls · 15 born in 2025

Ione has been given to about 10,004 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/aɪˈoʊni/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,543
Median age today83 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ione per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 367
  • Born in 202515
  • All time10,004
  • England & Wales, 202511

How popular is Ione?

Its best year was 1920, when 367 babies were given the name, ranking 342nd. The typical living American called Ione is about 83 years old today.

Names that sound like Ione

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dionne0.82
  2. Ivonne0.82
  3. Yvonne0.74
  4. Simone0.75
  5. Diane0.65
  6. Irene0.65
  7. Iona0.66
  8. Symone0.67

Middle names for Ione

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ione Noelle0.83
  2. Ione Frances0.80
  3. Ione Belle0.80
  4. Ione Hazel0.80
  5. Ione Violet0.79
  6. Ione Della0.76

Sibling names for Ione

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.92
  2. Cleoeither · 0.90
  3. Goldiesister · 0.90
  4. Estellesister · 0.89
  5. Forestbrother · 0.82
  6. Archiebrother · 0.81

Where Ione is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ione Wilson0.75
    2. Ione Williams0.75
    3. Ione Walker0.75
    4. Ione Turner0.75
    5. Ione Torres0.75
    6. Ione Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ione

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.