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Origin & history of Iona1
Scottish roots
Iona comes from the Scottish tradition, meaning Born On An Island.
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How popular is Iona?
1918
peak year
Iona reached its widest reach during the 1910s. In 1918, 404 babies received the name (ranked #318). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2775), with about 63 babies given the name annually. Iona's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 12,196 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
404
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #318)
(ranked #318)
63
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
630
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
12,196
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Iona3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
I9
O6
N5
A1
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Iona✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
🌈
Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
🗣️
Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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