Holding steady.
Popularity of Ioma since 1900
Babies named Ioma per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1916, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Ioma's real moment was 1908.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 17 |
| 1910s | 64 |
| 1920s | 87 |
| 1930s | 43 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
The name Ioma is a rare and enigmatic American coinage, first recorded in 1900 and seeing its peak usage in 1908, when it appeared on only a handful of birth certificates. Over the subsequent decades, its use remained extremely sporadic, with no recorded births in many years and an overall trajectory that is essentially flat. The name was never associated with any particular state or region, and its origins are obscure. Ioma may have been a creative respelling of Iona or an independent invention, but no consensus exists on its derivation. In over a century of U.S. naming data, Ioma has never achieved any significant rank, and its one-in-N birth rate is effectively incalculable due to its rarity. Today, it remains a historical curiosity rather than a name in active use.
The name Ioma first appeared in United States birth records in the early 1900s, peaking in 1908. Its origins are unclear; it may be a variant of Iona or a creative respelling of a similar-sounding name. It saw very limited use, with fewer than five recorded births per year in most decades.
Sibling names for Ioma
Names that share Ioma's style, for a brother or sister.
