Boys' name · since 1940
Lonney
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 286 babies named Lonney, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,867 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 286
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
286 boys have been named Lonney since 1940, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonney has been recorded 286 times among boys since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1986.
- #10,867 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 286 born since 1940
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonney ranks #10,867 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 286 born since 1940, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,867 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 286
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lonney's 286 recorded births place it above 76.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lonney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lonney's full recorded timeline at 1961, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lonney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1986
- Peak year (1954)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Lonney by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (82 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Lonney's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Lonney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
74 births
- 1950s
1950s
82 births
- 1960s
1960s
76 births
- 1970s
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 82 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lonney's data
- Lonney's decade-level peak was the 1950s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- 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 Lonney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1940–1986 (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 Lonney 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.