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Iona

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What official birth registration shows about Iona: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #199 to #520.200020052010201520202025#199#520
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#293
1997#251
1998#268
1999#217
2000#199
2001#271
2002#282
2003#297
2004#321
2005#317
2006#271
2007#314
2008#333
2009#343
2010#376
2011#375
2012#412
2013#434
2014#341
2015#372
2016#427
2017#394
2018#380
2019#399
2020#439
2021#416
2022#472
2023#477
2024#451
2025#520

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 25 of the 38 years from 1988 to 2025.

In 2025: #520 among girls in England and Wales, #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1988–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1988

    First recorded at #492 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #520 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1988 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #83 in Scotland in 2024.

Iona's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#52077HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#45192HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#47783HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#47288HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#416107HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#43996HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#399107HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#380118HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#394113HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#427104HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#372121HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#341134HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#43497HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#412111HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#375125HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#376121HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#343128HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#333134HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#314144HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#271173HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#317128HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#321124HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#297134HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#282135HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#271143HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#199210HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#217186HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#268145HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#251154HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#293127HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#2377HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#3544HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#2666HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#2815HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#4243HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#2387HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#2965HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#2298HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#2696HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#3654HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#2557HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#2298HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#16812HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#2836HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#2248HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#2288HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#3015HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#2198HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#3184HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#2386HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#2485HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#3393HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#2934HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#2206HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#2914HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#2615HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#2715HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#5446HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#8563HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#6285HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#5247HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#5816HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#5846HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#5876HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#5607HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#6126HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#7584HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#5826HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#40311HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#5057HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#5026HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#5764HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#31410HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#6203HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#4006HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#4654HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4254HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#3946HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#4464HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#4923HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#8350HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Iona is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Iona, between 1988 and 2025, in 32 of those 38 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2003England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2000Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: highest position in 2011ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419882025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1988–202525#314 in 2003
England and Wales1996–202530#199 in 2000
Northern Ireland1997–202327#168 in 2011
Scotland20241#83 in 2024

Its high point came 24 years earlier in England and Wales (2000) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1990; it appears again in 1996.

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What is known about Iona

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1988–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1988 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #83 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.