Girls' name · since 1888
Lonia
Lonia has 250 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 250
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lonia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 250 have been recorded since 1888.
Social Security Administration records show Lonia recorded 250 times among girls since 1888, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1964.
- #17,597 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 250 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonia ranks #17,597 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 250 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 250
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lonia's 250 recorded births place it above 75.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Lonia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lonia's full recorded timeline at 1923, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1897, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lonia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1964
- Peak year (1923)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Lonia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (87 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Lonia's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Lonia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1890s 19
1890s
19 births
- 1900s 16
1900s
16 births
- 1910s
1910s
50 births
- 1920s
1920s
87 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 87 births (35% of all-time use).
Lonia by state
Where Lonia concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 250 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lonia's data
- Lonia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Lonias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lonia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1888–1964 (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 Lonia 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.