Boys' name · since 1926
Lones
Lones has 11 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1938 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,818 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1926
- 1930s
- peak decade
Lones sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 11 recorded since 1926.
Social Security Administration records show Lones recorded 11 times among boys since 1926, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1938.
- #33,818 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1926
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lones ranks #33,818 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1926, peaking in the 1930s.
- #33,818 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1926
- 1930s
- peak decade
Lones's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lones's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lones splits its recorded history at 1938: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1938 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lones popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1938
- Peak year (1938)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Lones by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1930s was Lones's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Lones births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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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, 1926–1938 (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 Lones 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.