Recorded 1954–1983 Girls' name Peak 1954 61 births

Lonnetta — girls' name

61 babies named Lonnetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s141960s151970s191980s13
1970s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Lonnetta was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lonnetta in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lonnetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Lonnetta between 1954 and 1983, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lonnetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lonnetta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lonnetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lonnetta 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 61 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.

Lonnetta at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

61

Since 1954

30 years of records

Peak year

1954

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1954

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1983

Lonnetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1954

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1954)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
45678910 1983198019781975197019691965196219561954 9

Lonnetta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
19 births that decade — 31% of Lonnetta's all-time total
1950s141960s151970s191980s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lonnetta?
61 babies have been named Lonnetta since 1954. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1954 with 9 births.
When was Lonnetta most popular?
Lonnetta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Lonnetta been used?
Lonnetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 30 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Lonnetta?
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.

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, 1954–1983 (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.