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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #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
2022——
2021—#6,33513
2020—#12,0225
2019—#8,2159
2018——
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 1952

  • 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: #340 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,985 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: #263 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,717 boysMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedWIMichigan: #459 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 12,371 boysMINew York: #738 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 32,957 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #559 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 23,563 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #547 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 12,757 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: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedMOKentucky: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedKSArkansas: 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: #585 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 8,852 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Lonny, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#263 · 1 in 4,717
  2. Washington#340 · 1 in 5,985
  3. Michigan#459 · 1 in 12,371
  4. California#547 · 1 in 12,757
  5. Pennsylvania#559 · 1 in 23,563

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#26381 in 4,717
Washington#34051 in 5,985
Michigan#45971 in 12,371
California#547111 in 12,757
Pennsylvania#55951 in 23,563
Texas#585131 in 8,852
New York#73851 in 32,957
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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 1952

girls
#5,563
5 births · 1 in 370,867 girls
boys
#677
105 births · 1 in 18,511 boys

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #5,563Lonny5

Top boys' names in 1952

  1. #1James87,065
  2. #2Robert86,588
  3. #3John83,140
  4. #4Michael79,037
  5. #5David71,752
  6. #6William63,039
  7. #7Richard58,350
  8. #8Thomas48,647
  9. #9Charles38,866
  10. #10Gary38,754
  11. #677Lonny105
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 370,867 of them was named Lonny, which outranked 12.9% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lonny
  1. #4,908Zanna6
  2. #4,908Zelinda6
  3. #4,908Zeta6
  4. #5,563Lonny5
  5. #5,563Adaline5
  6. #5,563Adean5
  7. #5,563Adelfa5

Tied with 826 names at #5,563; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

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

boys

1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 18,511 of them was named Lonny, which outranked 84.1% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lonny
  1. #673Garth106
  2. #673Laverne106
  3. #673Shannon106
  4. #677Lonny105
  5. #677Corey105
  6. #677Lemuel105
  7. #677Pierre105
  8. #681Carol104
  9. #681Freeman104
  10. #681Hank104

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

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 753Darren#1,598 → #845
  2. ↑ 372Robby#1,242 → #870
  3. ↑ 355Cris#1,218 → #863
  4. ↑ 301Ethan#1,295 → #994
  5. ↑ 280Adan#1,150 → #870
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Ottis#984 → #1,461
  2. ↓ 408Wayland#915 → #1,323
  3. ↓ 330Mcarthur#806 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 305Arvin#963 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 285Levon#881 → #1,166

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

See the top 100 for 1952 →