Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Ione
Endangered
Down 95.9% from peak
Peak era
1920
Peak births
367
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Ione
How many people are named Ione?
An estimated 1,216 living Americans are named Ione.
How rare is Ione?
Ione is very rare among babies today, with 15 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 95.9% from its 1920 peak.
How old is the typical Ione?
The median age of a living American named Ione is approximately 61 years, with most bearers falling between 17 and 76 years old.
Is Ione still popular?
No. Ione is endangered as a baby name, down 95.9% from its 1920 peak with 15 births in 2025.
Where is Ione most common?
Ione has its strongest geographic signal in North Dakota, where it appears 14.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19202025
Peak year
1920
Decline from peak
95.9%
2025
15
All-time
10,004
Where it lives now
Ione is most concentrated in Minnesota — about 10.6× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Ione is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.