Recorded 1917–1934 Boys' name Peak 1934 41 births

Lonas — boys' name

41 babies named Lonas in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s181930s12
1920s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Lonas was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lonas in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lonas

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Lonas between 1917 and 1934, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lonas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lonas performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lonas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lonas in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lonas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 41 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lonas at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

41

Since 1917

18 years of records

Peak year

1934

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1917

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1934

Lonas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1917

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1934)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1934193119251924192019191917 6

Lonas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 44% of Lonas's all-time total
1910s111920s181930s12

Lonas by state

Where Lonas concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lonas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
6 14.6%
Tennessee share of Lonas's total US births 14.6%

6 of 41 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lonas?
41 babies have been named Lonas since 1917. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1934 with 7 births.
When was Lonas most popular?
Lonas was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
Where is Lonas most popular?
The top states for the name Lonas are Tennessee (6 births).
How long has the name Lonas been used?
Lonas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 18 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Lonas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lonnie, London, Lon, Lonny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1934 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.