Boys' name · since 1960
Lonnel
70 babies named Lonnel in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,833 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lonnel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 70 have been recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonnel has been recorded 70 times among boys since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2004.
- #19,833 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 70 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonnel ranks #19,833 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,833 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lonnel's 70 recorded births place it above 56.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lonnel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lonnel splits its recorded history at 1979: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lonnel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2004
- Peak year (1978)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Lonnel by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (25 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Lonnel's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Lonnel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 25 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Lonnel's decade-level peak was the 1970s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lonnel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1960–2004 (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 Lonnel 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.