Ionut
Ionuț is a Romanian masculine given name. The English equivalent is Johnny. Notable persons with that name include:Ionuț Andrei, Romanian bobsledder Ionuț Badea, Romanian footballer Ionuț Bălan, Romanian footballer Ionuț Bâlbă, Romanian footballer Ionuț Dimofte, Romanian rugby union footballer Ionuț Dobroiu, Romanian footballer Ionuț Dragomir, Romanian footballer Ionuț Florea, Romanian futsal…
Meaning & Origin of Ionut
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ionuț is a Romanian masculine given name. The English equivalent is Johnny. Notable persons with that name include:Ionuț Andrei, Romanian bobsledder Ionuț Badea, Romanian footballer Ionuț Bălan, Romanian footballer Ionuț Bâlbă, Romanian footballer Ionuț Dimofte, Romanian rugby union footballer Ionuț Dobroiu, Romanian footballer Ionuț Dragomir, Romanian footballer Ionuț Florea, Romanian futsal…
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The Story of Ionut
The earliest SSA record of Ionut as a baby boy name dates back to 2022, when 6 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Ionut — #10,860 in the national rankings. Ionut last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ionut
Ionut is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Ionut's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #10,860. Use the chart and map above to compare Ionut's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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