Recorded 1927–2022 Boys' name Peak 1970 1,115 births

Lonnell — boys' name

1,115 babies named Lonnell in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s101940s531950s1311960s1711970s2271980s1971990s1492000s1042010s492020s19
1970s
Peak decade

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

1970
Single peak year

33 babies were named Lonnell in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lonnell

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,115 babies named Lonnell between 1927 and 2022, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lonnell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lonnell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 227 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Lonnell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lonnell in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lonnell 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 1,115 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.

Lonnell at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

1,115

Since 1927

96 years of records

Peak year

1970

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1927

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2022

Lonnell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1927

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1970)
33
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
010203040 202220091999198919791969195919491927 5

Lonnell by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
227 births that decade — 20% of Lonnell's all-time total
1920s51930s101940s531950s1311960s1711970s2271980s1971990s1492000s1042010s492020s19

Lonnell by state

Where Lonnell concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Lonnell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
44 3.9%
#2 Illinois
26 2.3%
#3 Texas
14 1.3%
#4 Missouri
11 1.0%
#5 District of Columbia
5 0.4%
California share of Lonnell's total US births 3.9%
Even split

44 of 1,115 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lonnell?
1,115 babies have been named Lonnell since 1927. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1970 with 33 births.
When was Lonnell most popular?
Lonnell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 227 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Lonnell most popular?
The top states for the name Lonnell are California (44 births), Illinois (26 births), Texas (14 births).
How long has the name Lonnell been used?
Lonnell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 96 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Lonnell?
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.

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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, 1927–2022 (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.