Boys' name · since 1880
Lon
Lon has 9,836 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1948 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,217 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 9,836
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 9,836 recorded since 1880.
Lon has 9,836 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2022.
- #1,217 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 9,836 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lon ranks #1,217 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 9,836 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,217 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 9,836
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lon's 9,836 recorded births place it above 97.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Lon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lon's full recorded timeline at 1948, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1948 peak of 274 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2022
- Peak year (1948)
- 274
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Lon popularity over time - girls
20 total births recorded since 1924 (Lon as girls' name)
Lon by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,396 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Lon's strongest decade.
2,396 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Lon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 491
1880s
491 births
- 1890s 314
1890s
314 births
- 1900s 170
1900s
170 births
- 1910s 420
1910s
420 births
- 1920s 664
1920s
664 births
- 1930s 648
1930s
648 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,452 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,396 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,723 births
- 1970s 898
1970s
898 births
- 1980s 367
1980s
367 births
- 1990s 148
1990s
148 births
- 2000s 78
2000s
78 births
- 2010s 51
2010s
51 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,396 births (24% of all-time use).
How Lon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lon's total volume
Lon by state
Where Lon concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 697 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 464 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 380 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 358 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 319 | 3.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 313 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 311 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 301 | 3.1% |
697 of 9,836 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Lon appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lon's data
- Lon's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,396 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lons (697 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~142 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.