Girl name Scottish Gaelic origin Christian tradition

Iona

EYE-oh-nah · 4 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
from the island of Iona
Language
Scottish Gaelic
Culture
Old Norse
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · Scottish
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2777
2024 births61
Peak year1918
First appeared1880
Total US births12,186
1918 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ioni
Alternate spellings
Iona
In other languages
Iona

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Notable people named Iona

Iona Brown (violinist)
Iona of Hebrides (sacred island)