Lonnie

#5,410 for girls in 2025, 23 births · #1,837 for boys in 2025, 86 births
Given to boys 93.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
#114
1896 · 159 births
Debut · boys
1880
53 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
94,486
since 1880

Lonnie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201959peak #466, 1880peak #114, 1896girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,41023#1,83786
2024#5,30024#1,80990
2023#7,24715#1,72796
2022#6,70717#1,86185
2021#5,95520#1,66799
2020#9,54610#1,63498
2019#9,11211#1,75589
2018#6,79217#1,67195
2017#9,94310#1,74688
2016#8,87512#1,484115
2015#8,93112#1,406122
2014#11,9318#1,389122
2013#13,1507#1,405119
2012#12,1998#1,448114
2011#12,1538#1,459112
2010#14,9596#1,358125
2009#13,7047#1,257140
2008#17,5045#1,188149
2007#17,6365#1,457110
2006—#1,073166
2005#10,12810#1,021165
2004#9,26411#1,053153
2003—#1,049148
2002#13,5956#901179
2001#12,0567#876181
2000#8,53411#824194
1999#11,3857#776205
1998—#787194
1997#6,84413#706224
1996#5,77116#670246
1995#5,95815#638265
1994#7,60411#573321
1993#5,95515#576317
1992#4,68621#539354
1991#5,39917#497394
1990#4,86819#509377
1989#3,78426#461417
1988#4,65318#443415
1987#2,85234#446399
1986#4,18619#419419
1985#3,41925#380474
1984#3,87420#360505
1983#2,31041#349520
1982#2,90131#304651
1981#2,52937#301641
1980#2,24644#294694
1979#2,34340#279734
1978#3,00926#277700
1977#2,51534#243848
1976#2,38734#241833
1975#2,09741#236873
1974#2,17237#227922
1973#1,62256#220985
1972#1,80447#2071,098
1971#2,10739#1951,274
1970#1,38975#1941,382
1969#1,60955#1921,385
1968#1,38765#1811,444
1967#1,52454#1851,325
1966#1,44858#1781,429
1965#1,29270#1751,505
1964#1,19086#1711,597
1963#1,08799#1891,575
1962#1,18486#1941,561
1961#1,095100#1911,595
1960#1,11794#1821,704
1959#1,09995#1731,776
1958#988110#1711,775
1957#951117#1572,048
1956#927119#1552,014
1955#995101#1551,857
1954#940105#1461,976
1953#806130#1471,919
1952#825122#1481,888
1951#824118#1391,946
1950#751132#1351,999
1949#835111#1342,018
1948#720137#1342,040
1947#685151#1372,086
1946#672141#1361,775
1945#624135#1431,463
1944#681120#1481,434
1943#721114#1441,462
1942#81488#1481,318
1941#70798#1471,202
1940#683103#1531,103
1939#72787#1501,071
1938#74985#160997
1937#79674#171855
1936#73981#177749
1935#83468#178758
1934#77475#180754
1933#79070#176736
1932#86964#179762
1931#75079#183720
1930#86768#193715
1929#74688#190722
1928#86271#197708
1927#78685#199709
1926#91167#207660
1925#75396#199707
1924#78889#196716
1923#88170#202670
1922#76392#195704
1921#88570#209643
1920#75792#186740
1919#79279#210592
1918#78583#194658
1917#83467#196597
1916#90456#201567
1915#85658#199546
1914#81751#186468
1913#75848#191351
1912#76343#179327
1911#79030#157213
1910#64044#148217
1909#66935#128209
1908#80923#142169
1907#68031#131182
1906#52843#132156
1905#58735#120179
1904#88017#147133
1903#59630#129145
1902#66725#137138
1901#69921#114148
1900#61133#125186
1899#61625#134119
1898#65025#138129
1897#59426#142114
1896#99911#114159
1895#63823#134120
1894#60923#117138
1893#53527#131114
1892#86112#133120
1891#64417#118117
1890#66716#135107
1889#51624#136106
1888#79311#148101
1887#58615#16676
1886#57215#15788
1885#55715#17674
1884#1,0245#15788
1883#6519#14091
1882#50713#17378
1881#8305#15877
1880#46613#22053
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lonnie was already there! It came in at #220, and was given to 53 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 79 boys a year got the name.

Where Lonnie is popular in 1959

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lonnie, so not publishedAKMaine: #214 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,128 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lonnie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lonnie, so not publishedNHWashington: #146 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 874 boysWAIdaho: #103 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 474 boysIDMontana: #175 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 976 boysMTNorth Dakota: #103 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 504 boysNDMinnesota: #162 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,409 boysMNIllinois: #176 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 1,293 boysILWisconsin: #189 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,264 boysWIMichigan: #198 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,608 boysMINew York: #343 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 4,761 boysNYMassachusetts: #328 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,404 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lonnie, so not publishedRIOregon: #127 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 659 boysORNevada: #117 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 547 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lonnie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #120 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 624 boysSDIowa: #115 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 738 boysIAIndiana: #165 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,218 boysINOhio: #201 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,828 boysOHPennsylvania: #246 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 3,121 boysPANew Jersey: #284 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,088 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Lonnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #193 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 1,265 boysCAUtah: #152 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 742 boysUTColorado: #130 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 627 boysCONebraska: #120 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 703 boysNEMissouri: #145 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 879 boysMOKentucky: #94 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 510 boysKYWest Virginia: #126 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 743 boysWVVirginia: #180 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,137 boysVAMaryland: #217 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,933 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lonnie, so not publishedDEArizona: #200 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,077 boysAZNew Mexico: #177 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 889 boysNMKansas: #127 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 661 boysKSArkansas: #110 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 529 boysARTennessee: #118 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 676 boysTNNorth Carolina: #139 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 763 boysNCSouth Carolina: #151 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 773 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #254 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,477 boysDCOklahoma: #134 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 727 boysOKLouisiana: #123 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 554 boysLAMississippi: #100 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 469 boysMSAlabama: #124 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 620 boysALGeorgia: #145 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 799 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lonnie, so not publishedHITexas: #165 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 849 boysTXFlorida: #169 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 994 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#94 · 1 in 510
  2. Mississippi#100 · 1 in 469
  3. Idaho#103 · 1 in 474
  4. North Dakota#103 · 1 in 504
  5. Arkansas#110 · 1 in 529

Best ever in a state: #32 in Florida, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#94711 in 510
Mississippi#100591 in 469
Idaho#103161 in 474
North Dakota#103151 in 504
Arkansas#110371 in 529
Iowa#115421 in 738
Nevada#11751 in 547
Tennessee#118591 in 676
Nebraska#120231 in 703
South Dakota#120131 in 624
Louisiana#123771 in 554
Alabama#124621 in 620
West Virginia#126271 in 743
Kansas#127361 in 661
Oregon#127261 in 659
Colorado#130341 in 627
Oklahoma#134331 in 727
North Carolina#139691 in 763
Georgia#145601 in 799
Missouri#145561 in 879
Washington#146361 in 874
South Carolina#151371 in 773
Utah#152161 in 742
Minnesota#162301 in 1,409
Indiana#165451 in 1,218
Texas#1651451 in 849
Florida#169541 in 994
Montana#17581 in 976
Illinois#176901 in 1,293
New Mexico#177151 in 889
Virginia#180381 in 1,137
Wisconsin#189211 in 2,264
California#1931421 in 1,265
Michigan#198601 in 1,608
Arizona#200151 in 1,077
Ohio#201621 in 1,828
Maine#21451 in 2,128
Maryland#217171 in 1,933
Pennsylvania#246391 in 3,121
District of Columbia#25461 in 2,477
New Jersey#284151 in 4,088
Massachusetts#32861 in 9,404
New York#343381 in 4,761
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
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 Lonnie
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 28 spots since 2024 (#1,809 → #1,837)
  • 203 spots since 2020 (#1,634 → #1,837)
  • 431 spots since 2015 (#1,406 → #1,837)
  • Biggest jump: 62 spots in 1881 (#220 → #158)
  • Biggest drop: 148 spots in 2003 (#901 → #1,049)
Rise & fade · boys
16 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1896 at #114 (159 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 123 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–2002
Share of babies · boys
1 in 719
  • Highest: 1 in 719 boys born in 1901 were named Lonnie (0.14%)
  • Latest: 1 in 19,861 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #114 in 1896, was only 1 in 752 (0.13%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 20.3% of all boys named Lonnie (19,198) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s832#136 (1889)#163
1890s1,237#114 (1896)#130
1900s1,645#114 (1901)#131
1910s4,536#148 (1910)#186
1920s6,979#186 (1920)#198
1930s8,117#150 (1939)#175
1940s15,901#134 (1948)#142
1950s19,198#135 (1950)#153
1960s15,120#171 (1964)#184
1970s9,649#194 (1970)#232
1980s5,135#294 (1980)#376
1990s2,897#497 (1991)#627
2000s1,585#824 (2000)#1,070
2010s1,101#1,358 (2010)#1,512
2020s554#1,634 (2020)#1,756

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.

Lonnie in 1959

girls
#1,099
95 births · 1 in 21,300 girls
boys
#173
1,776 births · 1 in 1,202 boys

Top girls' names in 1959

  1. #1Mary54,502
  2. #2Susan41,617
  3. #3Linda40,410
  4. #4Karen36,784
  5. #5Donna36,468
  6. #6Patricia35,223
  7. #7Debra31,388
  8. #8Cynthia30,186
  9. #9Deborah29,546
  10. #10Lisa25,699
  11. #1,099Lonnie95

Top boys' names in 1959

  1. #1Michael85,294
  2. #2David83,977
  3. #3James78,648
  4. #4John76,446
  5. #5Robert74,542
  6. #6Mark56,945
  7. #7William51,386
  8. #8Richard47,202
  9. #9Thomas40,296
  10. #10Steven33,597
  11. #173Lonnie1,776
More about 1959

girls

2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 21,300 of them was named Lonnie, which outranked 84.7% 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).

Ranked beside Lonnie
  1. #1,087Staci96
  2. #1,087Steven96
  3. #1,087Virgie96
  4. #1,099Lonnie95
  5. #1,099Cathey95
  6. #1,099Janene95
  7. #1,099Marita95
  8. #1,104Babette94
  9. #1,104Brigid94
  10. #1,104Cleo94

Tied with 4 names at #1,099; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,090Alesia#1,985 → #895
  2. ↑ 948Tori#1,791 → #843
  3. ↑ 440Taryn#1,211 → #771
  4. ↑ 437Venus#1,007 → #570
  5. ↑ 393Vilma#1,364 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 283Dani#961 → #1,244
  2. ↓ 257Nicki#973 → #1,230
  3. ↓ 235Lanita#973 → #1,208
  4. ↓ 219Concetta#973 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 197Gisele#766 → #963

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 1,202 of them was named Lonnie, which outranked 96.2% 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).

Ranked beside Lonnie
  1. #170Bret1,839
  2. #171Tyrone1,821
  3. #172Vernon1,790
  4. #173Lonnie1,776
  5. #174Kenny1,763
  6. #175Leslie1,757
  7. #176Leon1,748
Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,208Efrem#3,033 → #825
  2. ↑ 901Darin#1,677 → #776
  3. ↑ 871Yancy#1,557 → #686
  4. ↑ 708Raynard#1,677 → #969
  5. ↑ 644Darrin#1,396 → #752
Fallers
  1. ↓ 307Jace#761 → #1,068
  2. ↓ 241Otha#915 → #1,156
  3. ↓ 234Cheryl#994 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 230Dann#969 → #1,199
  5. ↓ 227Carnell#777 → #1,004

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1959 →