Boys' name · since 1918
Lonell
763 babies named Lonell in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,071 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 763
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
763 boys have been named Lonell since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonell has been recorded 763 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2010.
- #6,071 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 763 born since 1918
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonell ranks #6,071 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 763 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,071 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 763
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lonell's 763 recorded births place it above 86.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Lonell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lonell's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lonell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2010
- Peak year (1980)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Lonell popularity over time - girls
23 total births recorded since 1920 (Lonell as girls' name)
Lonell by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (145 births, 19% of the file).
1950s was Lonell's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Lonell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 20
1920s
20 births
- 1930s 57
1930s
57 births
- 1940s
1940s
85 births
- 1950s
1950s
145 births
- 1960s
1960s
112 births
- 1970s
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
114 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 145 births (19% of all-time use).
How Lonell 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 Lonell's total volume
Lonell by state
Where Lonell concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
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What to do with Lonell's data
- Lonell's decade-level peak was the 1950s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Lonells (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lonell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1918–2010 (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 Lonell 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.