Recorded 1918–2010 Boys' name Peak 1980 763 births

Lonell — boys' name

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.

1910s51920s201930s571940s851950s1451960s1121970s1091980s1141990s732000s382010s5
1950s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Lonell was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

27 babies were named Lonell in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lonell

The Social Security Administration has registered 763 babies named Lonell between 1918 and 2010, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lonell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lonell performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Lonell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lonell in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lonell 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 763 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.

Lonell at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

763

Since 1918

93 years of records

Peak year

1980

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1918

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2010

Lonell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1918

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1980)
27
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
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Lonell popularity over time — girls

23 total births recorded since 1920 (Lonell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 23 births
4.555.566.5 1936192919211920 5

Lonell by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
145 births that decade — 19% of Lonell's all-time total
1910s51920s201930s571940s851950s1451960s1121970s1091980s1141990s732000s382010s5

Lonell by state

Where Lonell concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lonell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 0.7%
#2 Texas
5 0.7%
Illinois share of Lonell's total US births 0.7%
Even split

5 of 763 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lonell?
763 babies have been named Lonell since 1918. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1980 with 27 births.
When was Lonell most popular?
Lonell was most popular in the 1950s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Lonell most popular?
The top states for the name Lonell are Illinois (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Lonell been used?
Lonell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 93 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Lonell?
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, 1918–2010 (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.