Girls' name · since 1916
Lonna
Lonna has 3,351 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,351
- born since 1916
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lonna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,351 recorded since 1916.
Lonna has 3,351 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2022.
- #3,347 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,351 born since 1916
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonna ranks #3,347 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,351 born since 1916, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,351
- born since 1916
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lonna's 3,351 recorded births place it above 95.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Lonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lonna's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 22% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 78%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 91, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2022
- Peak year (1947)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Lonna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (789 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Lonna's strongest decade.
789 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Lonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 64
1930s
64 births
- 1940s
1940s
750 births
- 1950s
1950s
731 births
- 1960s
1960s
789 births
- 1970s
1970s
409 births
- 1980s 212
1980s
212 births
- 1990s 88
1990s
88 births
- 2000s 172
2000s
172 births
- 2010s 96
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 789 births (24% of all-time use).
How Lonna 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 Lonna's total volume
Lonna by state
Where Lonna concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 259 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 91 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 90 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 70 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 69 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 60 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Texas | | 52 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 43 | 1.3% |
259 of 3,351 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Lonna appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lonna's data
- Lonna's decade-level peak was the 1960s (789 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lonnas (259 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 Lonna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1916–2022 (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 Lonna 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.