Lonny

Last seen for girls in 1982 at #10,517 · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to boys 99.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
1966 · 209 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
6,357
since 1920

Lonny over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Lonny has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #527, 1966boys
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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—#12,0085
2024—#12,3495
2023—#12,2395
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2021—#6,33513
2020—#12,0225
2019—#8,2159
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2017—#10,7756
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2014—#8,7818
2013—#10,7286
2012—#12,2745
2011—#10,8086
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2009—#8,3109
2008—#11,0376
2007—#7,09411
2006—#7,9989
2005—#8,2998
2004—#7,5369
2003—#5,27114
2002—#5,72512
2001—#10,5565
2000—#4,78515
1999—#7,1398
1998—#7,5607
1997—#4,66813
1996—#7,9716
1995—#4,28014
1994—#4,80312
1993—#3,36819
1992—#3,60417
1991—#3,10520
1990—#1,90940
1989—#2,54525
1988—#1,81537
1987—#2,05729
1986—#1,91731
1985—#2,11626
1984—#1,69034
1983—#1,56238
1982#10,5175#1,44144
1981—#1,29451
1980—#1,10367
1979—#1,05670
1978—#1,05169
1977—#87593
1976—#90584
1975—#827101
1974—#83493
1973—#772106
1972—#669144
1971—#717133
1970—#647159
1969#6,6176#628158
1968—#533205
1967—#627144
1966—#527209
1965—#605159
1964#4,6369#578187
1963#6,5925#569191
1962—#608162
1961—#558197
1960#5,6966#625155
1959—#572186
1958#6,1035#565187
1957—#531213
1956#4,1619#605158
1955—#585157
1954—#590156
1953—#601145
1952#5,5635#677105
1951—#601134
1950#4,7386#585135
1949—#610124
1948—#540151
1947—#610125
1946—#66395
1945—#65784
1944—#67983
1943—#72479
1942—#74075
1941—#74669
1940—#72671
1939—#71769
1938—#80859
1937—#1,23329
1936—#1,63917
1935—#1,70817
1934—#1,93214
1933—#2,21411
1932—#2,31311
1931—#3,3906
1930—#2,17813
1929—#3,5596
1928—#3,0768
1927—#2,9129
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1924—#4,3475
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First appearance
1920

The first year at least five boys were named Lonny! It came in at #4,286, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1920–1921, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Lonny is popular in 1956

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedNHWashington: #283 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,532 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #189 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,221 boysMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedILWisconsin: #363 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,152 boysWIMichigan: #501 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 12,509 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedRIOregon: #227 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,235 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedSDIowa: #288 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,385 boysIAIndiana: #466 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,057 boysINOhio: #643 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 23,135 boysOHPennsylvania: #604 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 24,620 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #528 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 10,485 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedNEMissouri: #427 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,023 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedNMKansas: #330 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,954 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedHITexas: #753 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 13,764 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#189 · 1 in 2,221
  2. Oregon#227 · 1 in 2,235
  3. Washington#283 · 1 in 3,532
  4. Iowa#288 · 1 in 4,385
  5. Kansas#330 · 1 in 4,954

Best ever in a state: #141 in North Dakota, 1962.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#189181 in 2,221
Oregon#22781 in 2,235
Washington#28391 in 3,532
Iowa#28871 in 4,385
Kansas#33051 in 4,954
Wisconsin#36351 in 9,152
Missouri#42761 in 8,023
Indiana#46651 in 11,057
Michigan#50181 in 12,509
California#528161 in 10,485
Pennsylvania#60451 in 24,620
Ohio#64351 in 23,135
Texas#75391 in 13,764
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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 Lonny
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 341 spots since 2024 (#12,349 → #12,008)
  • 14 spots since 2020 (#12,022 → #12,008)
  • Biggest jump: 425 spots in 1938 (#1,233 → #808)
  • Biggest drop: 176 spots in 1978 (#875 → #1,051)
Rise & fade · boys
46 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1920
  • Peaked 1966 at #527 (209 births)
  • Births halved by 1974, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 40 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 40 yrs · run 1938–1977
Share of babies · boys
1 in 8,478
  • Highest: 1 in 8,478 boys born in 1968 were named Lonny (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 341,615 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #527 in 1966, was only 1 in 8,533 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 27.8% of all boys named Lonny (1,767) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s51#2,755 (1925)#3,455
1930s246#717 (1939)#1,813
1940s956#540 (1948)#670
1950s1,576#531 (1957)#591
1960s1,767#527 (1966)#586
1970s1,052#647 (1970)#835
1980s382#1,103 (1980)#1,754
1990s156#1,909 (1990)#4,841
2000s98#4,785 (2000)#7,661
2010s40#8,215 (2019)#10,264
2020s33#6,335 (2021)#10,991

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.

Lonny in 1956

girls
#4,161
9 births · 1 in 223,078 girls
boys
#605
158 births · 1 in 13,388 boys

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #4,161Lonny9

Top boys' names in 1956

  1. #1Michael90,691
  2. #2James84,897
  3. #3Robert83,924
  4. #4David81,652
  5. #5John80,804
  6. #6William58,991
  7. #7Richard52,915
  8. #8Mark48,828
  9. #9Thomas44,836
  10. #10Steven38,413
  11. #605Lonny158
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 223,078 of them was named Lonny, which outranked 39.6% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lonny
  1. #3,910Yevonne10
  2. #3,910Zan10
  3. #3,910Zeta10
  4. #4,161Lonny9
  5. #4,161Adline9
  6. #4,161Adora9
  7. #4,161Adra9
  8. #4,467Abra8
  9. #4,467Alesa8
  10. #4,467Allana8

Tied with 305 names at #4,161; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 993Sheena#1,839 → #846
  2. ↑ 770Glendora#1,733 → #963
  3. ↑ 684Leesa#1,209 → #525
  4. ↑ 543Marisa#1,074 → #531
  5. ↑ 537Dani#1,383 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Sheilah#663 → #1,176
  2. ↓ 481Jeryl#768 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 344Jacalyn#496 → #840
  4. ↓ 325Roni#536 → #861
  5. ↓ 314Florine#984 → #1,298

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

boys

2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 13,388 of them was named Lonny, which outranked 86.4% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lonny
  1. #602Jefferson160
  2. #602Reggie160
  3. #604Kurtis159
  4. #605Lonny158
  5. #605Hans158
  6. #607Odell156
  7. #608Armand154
  8. #608Bernie154

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,847Jace#2,764 → #917
  2. ↑ 678Rich#1,572 → #894
  3. ↑ 590Broderick#1,273 → #683
  4. ↑ 559Elvis#921 → #362
  5. ↑ 513Tracey#1,419 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Adolphus#906 → #1,257
  2. ↓ 336Randolf#949 → #1,285
  3. ↓ 279Cordell#792 → #1,071
  4. ↓ 272Rudolfo#885 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 269Aurelio#949 → #1,218

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

See the top 100 for 1956 →