Lonita
- Last seen for girls in 1989 at #12,362
- Peak · girls
- 1942 · 17 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 464since 1915
Lonita over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Lonita has never cracked the top 2,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | |
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| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 |
| 1988 | — | |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 |
| 1986 | — | |
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| 1984 | — | |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 |
| 1982 | — | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 |
| 1977 | — | |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 |
| 1975 | — | |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 |
| 1970 | #4,761 | 11 |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 |
| 1967 | #3,340 | 15 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 |
| 1965 | #3,549 | 13 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 |
| 1962 | #4,865 | 8 |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 |
| 1960 | #4,184 | 10 |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 |
| 1958 | #3,747 | 11 |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 |
| 1952 | #3,040 | 13 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 |
| 1949 | #3,393 | 10 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 |
| 1947 | #2,637 | 15 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 |
| 1944 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 |
| 1942 | #2,117 | 17 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 |
| 1937 | — | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 |
| 1929 | — | |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 |
| 1923 | — | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 |
| 1920 | — | |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 |
| 1918 | — | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 |
| 1916 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 |
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First appearance
1915
The first year at least five girls were named Lonita! It came in at #3,795, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1916–1918, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Lonita is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Lonita in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Lonita
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1989
Rise & fade · girls
27 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1942 at #2,117 (17 births)
- Births halved by 1943, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 79,454
- Highest: 1 in 79,454 girls born in 1942 were named Lonita (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 368,710 girls born in 1989 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 20.5% of all girls named Lonita (95) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 17 | #3,795 (1915) | #4,213 |
| 1920s | 46 | #3,362 (1925) | #4,244 |
| 1930s | 59 | #2,644 (1932) | #3,742 |
| 1940s | 80 | #2,117 (1942) | #3,397 |
| 1950s | 80 | #3,040 (1952) | #4,511 |
| 1960s | 95 | #3,340 (1967) | #4,627 |
| 1970s | 57 | #4,761 (1970) | #7,178 |
| 1980s | 30 | #8,178 (1980) | #9,749 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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