Recorded 1940–1980 Boys' name Peak 1968 392 births

Lonn — boys' name

392 babies named Lonn in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s471950s1111960s1341970s911980s9
1960s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Lonn was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

19 babies were named Lonn in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lonn

The Social Security Administration has registered 392 babies named Lonn between 1940 and 1980, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lonn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lonn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lonn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Wisconsin, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lonn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lonn 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 392 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.

Lonn at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

392

Since 1940

41 years of records

Peak year

1968

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1940

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1980

Lonn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1940

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1968)
19
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
05101520 19801974196919641959195419481940 5

Lonn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
134 births that decade — 34% of Lonn's all-time total
1940s471950s1111960s1341970s911980s9

Lonn by state

Where Lonn concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lonn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Wisconsin
5 1.3%
Wisconsin share of Lonn's total US births 1.3%

5 of 392 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lonn?
392 babies have been named Lonn since 1940. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1968 with 19 births.
When was Lonn most popular?
Lonn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Lonn most popular?
The top states for the name Lonn are Wisconsin (5 births).
How long has the name Lonn been used?
Lonn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 41 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Lonn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lonnie, London, Lon, Lonny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1940–1980 (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.