Ione
2025 SSA
About Ione
This unusual Greek flower and color name has gained considerable recent attention via actress Ione Skye, who is the daughter of sixties folksinger Donovan.
Ione was one of the fifty sea nymphs — Nereids — in ancient Greek mythology.
Parents attracted to newer I-names like Isla might want to consider the distinctive Ione. The English pronunciation usually starts with the long I, while in the Latin languages such as Italian it starts with the long E sound.
Pronounced eye-OH-nee.
As of October 2026, Ione ranked #7265 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #327 in 1917, Nameberry popularity #708.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
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Ione on lists
Famous Iones
- Ione Skye
American actress
- Ione Jean Christensen
Canadian Senator
- Ione Franklin (b. 1877)
daughter of the artist James McNeill Whistler
- Doris Ione Smith
birth name of Donna Douglas, American actress
- Aeone Victoria Watson
British singer,songwriter
Ione in pop culture
- Ione Foster
character in 2011 film "Detention"
- Ione
male character in TV series "Andromeda"
- Also pronounced eye
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