Recorded 1922–1988 Girls' name Peak 1970 304 births

Lonetta — girls' name

304 babies named Lonetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s181930s271940s511950s371960s821970s651980s24
1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Lonetta was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

14 babies were named Lonetta in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lonetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 304 babies named Lonetta between 1922 and 1988, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lonetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lonetta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lonetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lonetta 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 304 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.

Lonetta at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

304

Since 1922

67 years of records

Peak year

1970

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1922

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1988

Lonetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1922

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1970)
14
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
46810121416 19881976196819621955194519341922 5

Lonetta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
82 births that decade — 27% of Lonetta's all-time total
1920s181930s271940s511950s371960s821970s651980s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lonetta?
304 babies have been named Lonetta since 1922. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1970 with 14 births.
When was Lonetta most popular?
Lonetta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Lonetta been used?
Lonetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 67 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Lonetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include London, Londyn, Lona, Lonnie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1922–1988 (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.