Unisex name · since 1881
Lonie
1,677 babies named Lonie in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,677
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
1,677 girls have been named Lonie since 1881, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonie has been recorded 1,677 times among girls since 1881, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1989.
- #5,309 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,677 born since 1881
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonie ranks #5,309 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,677 born since 1881, peaking in the 1910s.
- #5,309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,677
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lonie's 1,677 recorded births place it above 92.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Lonie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lonie splits its recorded history at 1927: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1914 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lonie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1989
- Peak year (1914)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Lonie popularity over time - boys
1,078 total births recorded since 1880 (Lonie as boys' name)
Lonie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (352 births, 21% of the file).
1910s was Lonie's strongest decade.
352 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Lonie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 129
1880s
129 births
- 1890s
1890s
244 births
- 1900s
1900s
244 births
- 1910s
1910s
352 births
- 1920s
1920s
273 births
- 1930s 136
1930s
136 births
- 1940s 93
1940s
93 births
- 1950s 94
1950s
94 births
- 1960s 68
1960s
68 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 352 births (21% of all-time use).
How Lonie 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 Lonie's total volume
Lonie by state
Where Lonie concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 66 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 61 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 51 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 47 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 37 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | California | | 5 | 0.3% |
66 of 1,677 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Lonie's data
- Lonie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (352 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Lonies (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lonie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1914)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1881–1989 (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 Lonie 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.