Recorded 1915–1989 Girls' name Peak 1942 464 births

Lonita — girls' name

464 babies named Lonita in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s461930s591940s801950s801960s951970s571980s30
1960s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Lonita was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

17 babies were named Lonita in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lonita

The Social Security Administration has registered 464 babies named Lonita between 1915 and 1989, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lonita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lonita performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lonita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lonita 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 464 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.

Lonita at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

464

Since 1915

75 years of records

Peak year

1942

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1915

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 1989

Lonita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1915

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1942)
17
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
05101520 198919741966195819501941193119211915 6

Lonita by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
95 births that decade — 20% of Lonita's all-time total
1910s171920s461930s591940s801950s801960s951970s571980s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lonita?
464 babies have been named Lonita since 1915. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1942 with 17 births.
When was Lonita most popular?
Lonita was most popular in the 1960s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Lonita been used?
Lonita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 75 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Lonita?
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, 1915–1989 (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.