Boys' name · since 1927
Lonnell
Lonnell has 1,115 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,790 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,115
- born since 1927
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lonnell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,115 have been recorded since 1927.
Lonnell has 1,115 recorded births among boys since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2022.
- #4,790 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,115 born since 1927
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonnell ranks #4,790 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,115 born since 1927, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,790 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,115
- born since 1927
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lonnell's 1,115 recorded births place it above 89.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lonnell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lonnell splits its recorded history at 1980: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lonnell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2022
- Peak year (1970)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Lonnell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (227 births, 20% of the file).
1970s was Lonnell's strongest decade.
227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Lonnell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 53
1940s
53 births
- 1950s
1950s
131 births
- 1960s
1960s
171 births
- 1970s
1970s
227 births
- 1980s
1980s
197 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s
2000s
104 births
- 2010s 49
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 227 births (20% of all-time use).
How Lonnell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lonnell's total volume
Lonnell by state
Where Lonnell concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| 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% |
44 of 1,115 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Lonnell's data
- Lonnell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (227 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lonnells (44 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Lonnell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1927–2022 (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 Lonnell 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.