Ione

Ione: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “violet flower”
Origin: Greek
Say it: eye-OH-nee · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Greek ion meaning 'violet'. In Greek mythology, Ione is also a sea-nymph name, though the floral etymology is the usual explanation.

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How popular is Ione?

20243.9 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Ione in 202413

Peak year1908

Total US babies since 18809,989

Ione is fading: recent use is about 61% of its level ten years before.

Names like Ione

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Ione questions

What does the name Ione mean?

Ione means "violet flower". It comes from Greek. From Greek ion meaning 'violet'. In Greek mythology, Ione is also a sea-nymph name, though the floral etymology is the usual explanation.

Is Ione a boy or girl name?

Ione is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ione?

13 US babies were named Ione in 2024. Its peak year was 1908.

How do you pronounce Ione?

Ione is usually pronounced eye-OH-nee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.