Girls' name · since 1944

Lonni

Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 412 babies named Lonni, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#13,279 of 72,339
all-time among girls
412
born since 1944
1950s
peak decade

412 girls have been named Lonni since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Lonni has 412 recorded births among girls since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2024.

  • #13,279 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 412 born since 1944
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonni ranks #13,279 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 412 born since 1944, peaking in the 1950s.

#13,279 of 72,339
all-time among girls
412
born since 1944
1950s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Lonni's 412 recorded births place it above 81.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lonni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lonni's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lonni popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (1959)
17
Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
05101520 19441951195819651973198119902024 9

Lonni popularity over time - boys

19 total births recorded since 1956 (Lonni as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 19 births
4.555.566.577.5 195619641965 7

Lonni by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (111 births, 27% of the file).

1950s was Lonni's strongest decade.

111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Lonni births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 111 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lonni?
Lonni has been given to 412 babies in the U.S. since 1944, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #13,279 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 17 babies were born in 1959, its single highest year.
Where does Lonni sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonni ranks #13,279 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lonni most popular?
Lonni was most popular in the 1950s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Lonni been used?
The SSA has tracked Lonni since 1944 -- 81 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Lonni?
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.

What to do with Lonni's data

  • Lonni's decade-level peak was the 1950s (111 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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lonni

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lonni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1944–2024 (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 Lonni 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.