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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1896 · 159 births
- Debut · boys
- 53 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 94,486since 1880
Lonnie over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #5,410 | 23 | #1,837 | 86 |
| 2024 | #5,300 | 24 | #1,809 | 90 |
| 2023 | #7,247 | 15 | #1,727 | 96 |
| 2022 | #6,707 | 17 | #1,861 | 85 |
| 2021 | #5,955 | 20 | #1,667 | 99 |
| 2020 | #9,546 | 10 | #1,634 | 98 |
| 2019 | #9,112 | 11 | #1,755 | 89 |
| 2018 | #6,792 | 17 | #1,671 | 95 |
| 2017 | #9,943 | 10 | #1,746 | 88 |
| 2016 | #8,875 | 12 | #1,484 | 115 |
| 2015 | #8,931 | 12 | #1,406 | 122 |
| 2014 | #11,931 | 8 | #1,389 | 122 |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | #1,405 | 119 |
| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 | #1,448 | 114 |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | #1,459 | 112 |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | #1,358 | 125 |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #1,257 | 140 |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #1,188 | 149 |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #1,457 | 110 |
| 2006 | — | #1,073 | 166 | |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 | #1,021 | 165 |
| 2004 | #9,264 | 11 | #1,053 | 153 |
| 2003 | — | #1,049 | 148 | |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #901 | 179 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #876 | 181 |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | #824 | 194 |
| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 | #776 | 205 |
| 1998 | — | #787 | 194 | |
| 1997 | #6,844 | 13 | #706 | 224 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | #670 | 246 |
| 1995 | #5,958 | 15 | #638 | 265 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | #573 | 321 |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | #576 | 317 |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 | #539 | 354 |
| 1991 | #5,399 | 17 | #497 | 394 |
| 1990 | #4,868 | 19 | #509 | 377 |
| 1989 | #3,784 | 26 | #461 | 417 |
| 1988 | #4,653 | 18 | #443 | 415 |
| 1987 | #2,852 | 34 | #446 | 399 |
| 1986 | #4,186 | 19 | #419 | 419 |
| 1985 | #3,419 | 25 | #380 | 474 |
| 1984 | #3,874 | 20 | #360 | 505 |
| 1983 | #2,310 | 41 | #349 | 520 |
| 1982 | #2,901 | 31 | #304 | 651 |
| 1981 | #2,529 | 37 | #301 | 641 |
| 1980 | #2,246 | 44 | #294 | 694 |
| 1979 | #2,343 | 40 | #279 | 734 |
| 1978 | #3,009 | 26 | #277 | 700 |
| 1977 | #2,515 | 34 | #243 | 848 |
| 1976 | #2,387 | 34 | #241 | 833 |
| 1975 | #2,097 | 41 | #236 | 873 |
| 1974 | #2,172 | 37 | #227 | 922 |
| 1973 | #1,622 | 56 | #220 | 985 |
| 1972 | #1,804 | 47 | #207 | 1,098 |
| 1971 | #2,107 | 39 | #195 | 1,274 |
| 1970 | #1,389 | 75 | #194 | 1,382 |
| 1969 | #1,609 | 55 | #192 | 1,385 |
| 1968 | #1,387 | 65 | #181 | 1,444 |
| 1967 | #1,524 | 54 | #185 | 1,325 |
| 1966 | #1,448 | 58 | #178 | 1,429 |
| 1965 | #1,292 | 70 | #175 | 1,505 |
| 1964 | #1,190 | 86 | #171 | 1,597 |
| 1963 | #1,087 | 99 | #189 | 1,575 |
| 1962 | #1,184 | 86 | #194 | 1,561 |
| 1961 | #1,095 | 100 | #191 | 1,595 |
| 1960 | #1,117 | 94 | #182 | 1,704 |
| 1959 | #1,099 | 95 | #173 | 1,776 |
| 1958 | #988 | 110 | #171 | 1,775 |
| 1957 | #951 | 117 | #157 | 2,048 |
| 1956 | #927 | 119 | #155 | 2,014 |
| 1955 | #995 | 101 | #155 | 1,857 |
| 1954 | #940 | 105 | #146 | 1,976 |
| 1953 | #806 | 130 | #147 | 1,919 |
| 1952 | #825 | 122 | #148 | 1,888 |
| 1951 | #824 | 118 | #139 | 1,946 |
| 1950 | #751 | 132 | #135 | 1,999 |
| 1949 | #835 | 111 | #134 | 2,018 |
| 1948 | #720 | 137 | #134 | 2,040 |
| 1947 | #685 | 151 | #137 | 2,086 |
| 1946 | #672 | 141 | #136 | 1,775 |
| 1945 | #624 | 135 | #143 | 1,463 |
| 1944 | #681 | 120 | #148 | 1,434 |
| 1943 | #721 | 114 | #144 | 1,462 |
| 1942 | #814 | 88 | #148 | 1,318 |
| 1941 | #707 | 98 | #147 | 1,202 |
| 1940 | #683 | 103 | #153 | 1,103 |
| 1939 | #727 | 87 | #150 | 1,071 |
| 1938 | #749 | 85 | #160 | 997 |
| 1937 | #796 | 74 | #171 | 855 |
| 1936 | #739 | 81 | #177 | 749 |
| 1935 | #834 | 68 | #178 | 758 |
| 1934 | #774 | 75 | #180 | 754 |
| 1933 | #790 | 70 | #176 | 736 |
| 1932 | #869 | 64 | #179 | 762 |
| 1931 | #750 | 79 | #183 | 720 |
| 1930 | #867 | 68 | #193 | 715 |
| 1929 | #746 | 88 | #190 | 722 |
| 1928 | #862 | 71 | #197 | 708 |
| 1927 | #786 | 85 | #199 | 709 |
| 1926 | #911 | 67 | #207 | 660 |
| 1925 | #753 | 96 | #199 | 707 |
| 1924 | #788 | 89 | #196 | 716 |
| 1923 | #881 | 70 | #202 | 670 |
| 1922 | #763 | 92 | #195 | 704 |
| 1921 | #885 | 70 | #209 | 643 |
| 1920 | #757 | 92 | #186 | 740 |
| 1919 | #792 | 79 | #210 | 592 |
| 1918 | #785 | 83 | #194 | 658 |
| 1917 | #834 | 67 | #196 | 597 |
| 1916 | #904 | 56 | #201 | 567 |
| 1915 | #856 | 58 | #199 | 546 |
| 1914 | #817 | 51 | #186 | 468 |
| 1913 | #758 | 48 | #191 | 351 |
| 1912 | #763 | 43 | #179 | 327 |
| 1911 | #790 | 30 | #157 | 213 |
| 1910 | #640 | 44 | #148 | 217 |
| 1909 | #669 | 35 | #128 | 209 |
| 1908 | #809 | 23 | #142 | 169 |
| 1907 | #680 | 31 | #131 | 182 |
| 1906 | #528 | 43 | #132 | 156 |
| 1905 | #587 | 35 | #120 | 179 |
| 1904 | #880 | 17 | #147 | 133 |
| 1903 | #596 | 30 | #129 | 145 |
| 1902 | #667 | 25 | #137 | 138 |
| 1901 | #699 | 21 | #114 | 148 |
| 1900 | #611 | 33 | #125 | 186 |
| 1899 | #616 | 25 | #134 | 119 |
| 1898 | #650 | 25 | #138 | 129 |
| 1897 | #594 | 26 | #142 | 114 |
| 1896 | #999 | 11 | #114 | 159 |
| 1895 | #638 | 23 | #134 | 120 |
| 1894 | #609 | 23 | #117 | 138 |
| 1893 | #535 | 27 | #131 | 114 |
| 1892 | #861 | 12 | #133 | 120 |
| 1891 | #644 | 17 | #118 | 117 |
| 1890 | #667 | 16 | #135 | 107 |
| 1889 | #516 | 24 | #136 | 106 |
| 1888 | #793 | 11 | #148 | 101 |
| 1887 | #586 | 15 | #166 | 76 |
| 1886 | #572 | 15 | #157 | 88 |
| 1885 | #557 | 15 | #176 | 74 |
| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 | #157 | 88 |
| 1883 | #651 | 9 | #140 | 91 |
| 1882 | #507 | 13 | #173 | 78 |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | #158 | 77 |
| 1880 | #466 | 13 | #220 | 53 |
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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Arkansas#83 · 1 in 394
- Mississippi#102 · 1 in 486
- South Dakota#102 · 1 in 494
- Kentucky#113 · 1 in 663
- Kansas#122 · 1 in 717
Best ever in a state: #32 in Florida, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #83 | 38 | 1 in 394 |
| Mississippi | #102 | 41 | 1 in 486 |
| South Dakota | #102 | 9 | 1 in 494 |
| Kentucky | #113 | 40 | 1 in 663 |
| Kansas | #122 | 20 | 1 in 717 |
| Iowa | #123 | 25 | 1 in 766 |
| North Dakota | #136 | 6 | 1 in 771 |
| Indiana | #139 | 41 | 1 in 1,015 |
| West Virginia | #139 | 14 | 1 in 987 |
| Washington | #141 | 24 | 1 in 908 |
| Nebraska | #156 | 10 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Georgia | #160 | 45 | 1 in 901 |
| Missouri | #161 | 34 | 1 in 1,033 |
| Idaho | #166 | 6 | 1 in 972 |
| Michigan | #168 | 59 | 1 in 1,168 |
| Oklahoma | #170 | 17 | 1 in 1,112 |
| Maryland | #171 | 21 | 1 in 1,123 |
| South Carolina | #171 | 23 | 1 in 946 |
| North Carolina | #172 | 39 | 1 in 1,067 |
| Colorado | #176 | 17 | 1 in 1,065 |
| Alabama | #178 | 28 | 1 in 987 |
| Ohio | #182 | 55 | 1 in 1,480 |
| Tennessee | #184 | 27 | 1 in 1,190 |
| Minnesota | #189 | 14 | 1 in 1,913 |
| Utah | #195 | 8 | 1 in 1,516 |
| Louisiana | #197 | 33 | 1 in 947 |
| Florida | #207 | 40 | 1 in 1,262 |
| Wisconsin | #207 | 15 | 1 in 2,026 |
| New Mexico | #214 | 8 | 1 in 1,104 |
| Virginia | #215 | 21 | 1 in 1,589 |
| Pennsylvania | #218 | 35 | 1 in 2,262 |
| Oregon | #232 | 8 | 1 in 1,815 |
| Texas | #234 | 83 | 1 in 1,282 |
| Arizona | #236 | 12 | 1 in 1,412 |
| California | #269 | 79 | 1 in 1,900 |
| Illinois | #274 | 38 | 1 in 2,177 |
| New Jersey | #342 | 12 | 1 in 3,824 |
| New York | #374 | 29 | 1 in 4,203 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| 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
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 832 | #136 (1889) | #163 |
| 1890s | 1,237 | #114 (1896) | #130 |
| 1900s | 1,645 | #114 (1901) | #131 |
| 1910s | 4,536 | #148 (1910) | #186 |
| 1920s | 6,979 | #186 (1920) | #198 |
| 1930s | 8,117 | #150 (1939) | #175 |
| 1940s | 15,901 | #134 (1948) | #142 |
| 1950s | 19,198 | #135 (1950) | #153 |
| 1960s | 15,120 | #171 (1964) | #184 |
| 1970s | 9,649 | #194 (1970) | #232 |
| 1980s | 5,135 | #294 (1980) | #376 |
| 1990s | 2,897 | #497 (1991) | #627 |
| 2000s | 1,585 | #824 (2000) | #1,070 |
| 2010s | 1,101 | #1,358 (2010) | #1,512 |
| 2020s | 554 | #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 1972
girls
#1,804
47 births · 1 in 32,367 girls
boys
#207
1,098 births · 1 in 1,477 boys
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 32,367 of them was named Lonnie, which outranked 81.3% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Lonnie
- #1,786Sirena48
- #1,786Tatiana48
- #1,786Tomi48
- #1,804Lonnie47
- #1,804Beckie47
- #1,804Cassondra47
- #1,804Cherice47
- #1,832Asha46
- #1,832Belen46
- #1,832Blanche46
Tied with 27 names at #1,804; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,477 of them was named Lonnie, which outranked 96.4% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Lonnie
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.