Girls' name · since 1943
Loni
Loni has 3,770 recorded births since 1943 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,893 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,770
- born since 1943
- 1980s
- peak decade
3,770 babies have been named Loni since 1943, making it today's #6893 girls' name.
Loni has 3,770 recorded births among girls since 1943, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6893 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2025.
- #3,104 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,893 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,770 born since 1943
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loni ranks #3,104 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,893 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,770 born since 1943, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,893 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,770
- born since 1943
- 1980s
- peak decade
Loni's 3,770 recorded births place it above 95.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Loni compares
3,770 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Loni's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Loni | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,770 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 325 | 21 | 19,840 |
Loni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Loni's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 325, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Loni popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 325
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Loni popularity over time - boys
108 total births recorded since 1956 (Loni as boys' name)
Loni by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,734 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Loni's strongest decade.
1,734 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Loni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 90
1940s
90 births
- 1950s 286
1950s
286 births
- 1960s 435
1960s
435 births
- 1970s 356
1970s
356 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,734 births
- 1990s 508
1990s
508 births
- 2000s 150
2000s
150 births
- 2010s 121
2010s
121 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,734 births (46% of all-time use).
How Loni compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Loni's total volume
Loni by state
Where Loni concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 448 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 153 | 4.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 108 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 100 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 87 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Utah | | 75 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 67 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 65 | 1.7% |
448 of 3,770 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Loni appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Loni's data
- Loni's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,734 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lonis (448 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Loni: 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 (~82 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, 1943–2025 (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 Loni 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.