Recorded 1916–2022 Girls' name Peak 1947 3,351 births

Lonna — girls' name

3,351 babies named Lonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s51930s641940s7501950s7311960s7891970s4091980s2121990s882000s1722010s962020s25
1960s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Lonna was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

91 babies were named Lonna in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,351 babies named Lonna between 1916 and 2022, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lonna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 91 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lonna performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 789 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Lonna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 259 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Lonna in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lonna 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 3,351 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.

Lonna at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

3,351

Since 1916

107 years of records

Peak year

1947

91 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1916

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2022

Lonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1916

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1947)
91
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Lonna by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
789 births that decade — 24% of Lonna's all-time total
1910s101920s51930s641940s7501950s7311960s7891970s4091980s2121990s882000s1722010s962020s25

Lonna by state

Where Lonna concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lonna
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%
California share of Lonna's total US births 7.7%
Even split

259 of 3,351 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Lonna appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lonna?
3,351 babies have been named Lonna since 1916. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1947 with 91 births.
When was Lonna most popular?
Lonna was most popular in the 1960s decade with 789 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Lonna most popular?
The top states for the name Lonna are California (259 births), Illinois (91 births), Michigan (90 births).
How long has the name Lonna been used?
Lonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 107 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Lonna?
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.

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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, 1916–2022 (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.