Lon
Last seen for girls in 1968 at #7,016 · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #12,330
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 64 births
- Debut · boys
- 64 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 9,836since 1880
Lon over time
Rank among boys' names. Lon has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | #12,330 | 5 | |
| 2021 | — | #12,146 | 5 | |
| 2020 | — | #10,605 | 6 | |
| 2019 | — | #10,803 | 6 | |
| 2018 | — | #9,670 | 7 | |
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | #7,605 | 10 | |
| 2015 | — | #8,744 | 8 | |
| 2014 | — | #10,717 | 6 | |
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | #8,158 | 9 | |
| 2011 | — | #12,287 | 5 | |
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | #10,994 | 6 | |
| 2008 | — | #8,324 | 9 | |
| 2007 | — | #12,367 | 5 | |
| 2006 | — | #7,998 | 9 | |
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | #8,927 | 7 | |
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | #4,919 | 15 | |
| 2001 | — | #5,142 | 14 | |
| 2000 | — | #5,297 | 13 | |
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | #4,019 | 17 | |
| 1997 | — | #6,618 | 8 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,549 | 19 | |
| 1995 | — | #5,124 | 11 | |
| 1994 | — | #5,452 | 10 | |
| 1993 | — | #5,002 | 11 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,604 | 17 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,813 | 15 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,909 | 40 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,206 | 31 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,305 | 26 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,468 | 22 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,096 | 27 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,672 | 37 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,481 | 42 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,429 | 44 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,677 | 35 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,396 | 46 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,214 | 57 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,291 | 51 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,079 | 65 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,036 | 69 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,010 | 67 | |
| 1975 | — | #961 | 73 | |
| 1974 | — | #867 | 85 | |
| 1973 | — | #825 | 93 | |
| 1972 | — | #804 | 99 | |
| 1971 | — | #684 | 146 | |
| 1970 | — | #668 | 150 | |
| 1969 | — | #696 | 129 | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #606 | 158 |
| 1967 | — | #593 | 161 | |
| 1966 | — | #623 | 141 | |
| 1965 | — | #617 | 154 | |
| 1964 | — | #560 | 198 | |
| 1963 | — | #591 | 176 | |
| 1962 | — | #567 | 193 | |
| 1961 | — | #566 | 193 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #533 | 220 |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #503 | 242 |
| 1958 | — | #508 | 229 | |
| 1957 | — | #506 | 235 | |
| 1956 | — | #494 | 234 | |
| 1955 | — | #466 | 252 | |
| 1954 | — | #478 | 229 | |
| 1953 | — | #444 | 260 | |
| 1952 | — | #454 | 242 | |
| 1951 | — | #438 | 238 | |
| 1950 | — | #433 | 235 | |
| 1949 | — | #443 | 228 | |
| 1948 | — | #411 | 274 | |
| 1947 | — | #415 | 271 | |
| 1946 | — | #529 | 146 | |
| 1945 | — | #572 | 112 | |
| 1944 | — | #651 | 91 | |
| 1943 | — | #714 | 81 | |
| 1942 | — | #705 | 82 | |
| 1941 | — | #702 | 77 | |
| 1940 | — | #626 | 90 | |
| 1939 | — | #695 | 73 | |
| 1938 | — | #799 | 60 | |
| 1937 | — | #671 | 79 | |
| 1936 | — | #719 | 69 | |
| 1935 | — | #834 | 56 | |
| 1934 | — | #788 | 62 | |
| 1933 | — | #824 | 56 | |
| 1932 | — | #769 | 67 | |
| 1931 | — | #879 | 53 | |
| 1930 | — | #744 | 73 | |
| 1929 | — | #869 | 58 | |
| 1928 | — | #846 | 61 | |
| 1927 | — | #786 | 70 | |
| 1926 | — | #749 | 73 | |
| 1925 | — | #871 | 59 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #809 | 70 |
| 1923 | — | #733 | 79 | |
| 1922 | — | #914 | 58 | |
| 1921 | — | #682 | 90 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,020 | 46 | |
| 1919 | — | #989 | 47 | |
| 1918 | — | #782 | 69 | |
| 1917 | — | #855 | 56 | |
| 1916 | — | #840 | 55 | |
| 1915 | — | #832 | 54 | |
| 1914 | — | #770 | 47 | |
| 1913 | — | #720 | 41 | |
| 1912 | — | #918 | 24 | |
| 1911 | — | #925 | 13 | |
| 1910 | — | #822 | 14 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,020 | 9 | |
| 1908 | — | #657 | 16 | |
| 1907 | — | #866 | 10 | |
| 1906 | — | #613 | 15 | |
| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | #587 | 15 | |
| 1903 | — | #411 | 23 | |
| 1902 | — | #388 | 26 | |
| 1901 | — | #559 | 13 | |
| 1900 | — | #382 | 34 | |
| 1899 | — | #521 | 14 | |
| 1898 | — | #409 | 23 | |
| 1897 | — | #321 | 33 | |
| 1896 | — | #301 | 38 | |
| 1895 | — | #329 | 31 | |
| 1894 | — | #367 | 25 | |
| 1893 | — | #300 | 33 | |
| 1892 | — | #279 | 42 | |
| 1891 | — | #308 | 29 | |
| 1890 | — | #250 | 46 | |
| 1889 | — | #250 | 43 | |
| 1888 | — | #236 | 55 | |
| 1887 | — | #224 | 49 | |
| 1886 | — | #222 | 58 | |
| 1885 | — | #268 | 38 | |
| 1884 | — | #231 | 54 | |
| 1883 | — | #212 | 51 | |
| 1882 | — | #228 | 52 | |
| 1881 | — | #313 | 27 | |
| 1880 | — | #192 | 64 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lon was already there! It came in at #192, and was given to 64 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1999, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Lon is popular in 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Utah#183 · 1 in 1,079
- Minnesota#228 · 1 in 3,020
- Washington#256 · 1 in 2,421
- Iowa#302 · 1 in 4,430
- Pennsylvania#326 · 1 in 6,087
Best ever in a state: #161 in South Dakota, 1947.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #183 | 11 | 1 in 1,079 |
| Minnesota | #228 | 14 | 1 in 3,020 |
| Washington | #256 | 13 | 1 in 2,421 |
| Iowa | #302 | 7 | 1 in 4,430 |
| Pennsylvania | #326 | 20 | 1 in 6,087 |
| Wisconsin | #333 | 7 | 1 in 6,792 |
| Colorado | #358 | 5 | 1 in 4,262 |
| Michigan | #363 | 14 | 1 in 6,891 |
| Ohio | #382 | 15 | 1 in 7,555 |
| California | #436 | 29 | 1 in 6,195 |
| New York | #462 | 20 | 1 in 9,046 |
| Missouri | #474 | 5 | 1 in 9,850 |
| Illinois | #509 | 11 | 1 in 10,577 |
| Florida | #562 | 5 | 1 in 10,739 |
| Texas | #843 | 7 | 1 in 17,596 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lon
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
- Biggest jump: 338 spots in 1921 (#1,020 → #682)
- Biggest drop: 363 spots in 1909 (#657 → #1,020)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #192 (64 births)
- Births halved by 1881, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 94 yrs · run 1921–1975
- Highest: 1 in 1,726 boys born in 1880 were named Lon (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 349,202 boys born in 2022 (0.00%)
- 24.4% of all boys named Lon (2,396) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 491 | #192 (1880) | #238 |
| 1890s | 314 | #250 (1890) | #339 |
| 1900s | 170 | #382 (1900) | #632 |
| 1910s | 420 | #720 (1913) | #845 |
| 1920s | 664 | #682 (1921) | #828 |
| 1930s | 648 | #671 (1937) | #772 |
| 1940s | 1,452 | #411 (1948) | #577 |
| 1950s | 2,396 | #433 (1950) | #472 |
| 1960s | 1,723 | #533 (1960) | #595 |
| 1970s | 898 | #668 (1970) | #923 |
| 1980s | 367 | #1,214 (1980) | #1,794 |
| 1990s | 148 | #1,909 (1990) | #4,343 |
| 2000s | 78 | #4,919 (2002) | #7,996 |
| 2010s | 51 | #7,605 (2016) | #9,712 |
| 2020s | 16 | #10,605 (2020) | #11,694 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lon in 1959
Top girls' names in 1959
Top boys' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 404,692 of them was named Lon, which outranked 13.3% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 957 names at #6,245; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 8,820 of them was named Lon, which outranked 89.0% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).