Recorded 1926–1938 Boys' name Peak 1938 11 births

Lones — boys' name

11 babies named Lones in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s6
1930s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Lones was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lones in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lones

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Lones between 1926 and 1938, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lones currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lones performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lones shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lones 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 11 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.

Lones at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

11

Since 1926

13 years of records

Peak year

1938

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1926

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1938

Lones popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1926

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1938)
6
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 19381926 5

Lones by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
6 births that decade — 55% of Lones's all-time total
1920s51930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lones?
11 babies have been named Lones since 1926. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1938 with 6 births.
When was Lones most popular?
Lones was most popular in the 1930s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Lones been used?
Lones has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 13 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Lones?
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, 1926–1938 (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.