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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #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 1970

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #135 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 635 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Lonnie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lonnie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lonnie, so not publishedNHWashington: #189 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,281 boysWAIdaho: #202 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,222 boysIDMontana: #169 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 881 boysMTNorth Dakota: #105 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 569 boysNDMinnesota: #157 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,421 boysMNIllinois: #179 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 1,195 boysILWisconsin: #235 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,451 boysWIMichigan: #189 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,479 boysMINew York: #334 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 3,596 boysNYMassachusetts: #369 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,772 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lonnie, so not publishedRIOregon: #129 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 721 boysORNevada: #123 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 543 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lonnie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #113 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 564 boysSDIowa: #120 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 746 boysIAIndiana: #166 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,165 boysINOhio: #178 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,385 boysOHPennsylvania: #190 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,918 boysPANew Jersey: #360 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,034 boysNJConnecticut: #223 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,104 boysCTCalifornia: #298 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 2,410 boysCAUtah: #163 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 948 boysUTColorado: #178 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,041 boysCONebraska: #98 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 521 boysNEMissouri: #148 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 921 boysMOKentucky: #90 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 508 boysKYWest Virginia: #123 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 779 boysWVVirginia: #208 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,529 boysVAMaryland: #187 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,405 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lonnie, so not publishedDEArizona: #222 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,212 boysAZNew Mexico: #181 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 798 boysNMKansas: #123 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 640 boysKSArkansas: #125 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 617 boysARTennessee: #125 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 679 boysTNNorth Carolina: #164 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 931 boysNCSouth Carolina: #173 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 972 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #201 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,212 boysDCOklahoma: #156 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 879 boysOKLouisiana: #189 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 940 boysLAMississippi: #137 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 707 boysMSAlabama: #179 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,029 boysALGeorgia: #159 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 940 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lonnie, so not publishedHITexas: #187 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 931 boysTXFlorida: #174 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 960 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#90 · 1 in 508
  2. Nebraska#98 · 1 in 521
  3. North Dakota#105 · 1 in 569
  4. South Dakota#113 · 1 in 564
  5. Iowa#120 · 1 in 746

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#90571 in 508
Nebraska#98231 in 521
North Dakota#10591 in 569
South Dakota#11391 in 564
Iowa#120311 in 746
Kansas#123261 in 640
Nevada#12371 in 543
West Virginia#123181 in 779
Arkansas#125261 in 617
Tennessee#125521 in 679
Oregon#129231 in 721
Alaska#13551 in 635
Mississippi#137301 in 707
Missouri#148431 in 921
Oklahoma#156231 in 879
Minnesota#157231 in 1,421
Georgia#159481 in 940
Utah#163131 in 948
North Carolina#164491 in 931
Indiana#166411 in 1,165
Montana#16961 in 881
South Carolina#173241 in 972
Florida#174561 in 960
Colorado#178191 in 1,041
Ohio#178701 in 1,385
Alabama#179301 in 1,029
Illinois#179811 in 1,195
New Mexico#181121 in 798
Maryland#187201 in 1,405
Texas#1871231 in 931
Louisiana#189361 in 940
Michigan#189551 in 1,479
Washington#189221 in 1,281
Pennsylvania#190491 in 1,918
District of Columbia#201101 in 1,212
Idaho#20251 in 1,222
Virginia#208251 in 1,529
Arizona#222141 in 1,212
Connecticut#223111 in 2,104
Wisconsin#235151 in 2,451
California#298741 in 2,410
New York#334431 in 3,596
New Jersey#360111 in 5,034
Massachusetts#36961 in 7,772
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Maine———
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 1970

girls
#1,389
75 births · 1 in 23,309 girls
boys
#194
1,382 births · 1 in 1,345 boys

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #1,389Lonnie75

Top boys' names in 1970

  1. #1Michael85,266
  2. #2James61,735
  3. #3David61,728
  4. #4John58,491
  5. #5Robert57,177
  6. #6Christopher41,747
  7. #7William38,887
  8. #8Brian31,917
  9. #9Mark31,461
  10. #10Richard30,442
  11. #194Lonnie1,382
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 23,309 of them was named Lonnie, which outranked 85.2% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lonnie
  1. #1,369Sybil76
  2. #1,369Tarra76
  3. #1,369Vernita76
  4. #1,389Lonnie75
  5. #1,389Annabelle75
  6. #1,389Brook75
  7. #1,389Carisa75
  8. #1,407Alaina74
  9. #1,407Alesha74
  10. #1,407Carolynn74

Tied with 17 names at #1,389; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,541Tanisha#2,515 → #974
  2. ↑ 1,194India#1,955 → #761
  3. ↑ 695Shay#1,648 → #953
  4. ↑ 685Terra#1,303 → #618
  5. ↑ 669Dyan#1,648 → #979
Fallers
  1. ↓ 385Cinnamon#698 → #1,083
  2. ↓ 306Kaye#932 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 303Luanne#990 → #1,293
  4. ↓ 273Laureen#845 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 273Lesia#965 → #1,238

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

boys

1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 1,345 of them was named Lonnie, which outranked 96.4% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lonnie
  1. #191Alex1,403
  2. #192Francis1,389
  3. #193Clarence1,384
  4. #194Lonnie1,382
  5. #195Darryl1,367
  6. #196Roberto1,363
  7. #197Miguel1,344
Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,783Jermaine#4,404 → #621
  2. ↑ 1,000Dax#1,861 → #861
  3. ↑ 842Jeramy#1,810 → #968
  4. ↑ 639Branden#1,570 → #931
  5. ↑ 407Braden#1,396 → #989
Fallers
  1. ↓ 593Jemal#549 → #1,142
  2. ↓ 307Karen#885 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 307Merlin#885 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 302Dennie#920 → #1,222
  5. ↓ 276Luciano#931 → #1,207

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

See the top 100 for 1970 →