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.

#10392
among girls today
412
born since 1944
1950s
peak decade
41%
more common than other girls

Lonni currently ranks #10392 among girls' names in America, with 412 babies recorded since 1944.

Lonni has 412 recorded births among girls since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10392 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, 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.

  • #10392 among girls today
  • 412 born since 1944
  • 1950s peak decade
  • 41% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Lonni is currently the #10392 girls' name in America, more common than 41% of girls - 412 born since 1944, peaking in the 1950s.

#10392
among girls today
412
born since 1944
1950s
peak decade
41%
more common than other girls

Lonni vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%41.3%
Lonni vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10392
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

1950s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Lonni was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

17 babies were named Lonni in 1959 - its busiest year on record.

How Lonni compares

412 Top 48% higher than 52% of 17,726 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Lonni's all-time total is 8% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lonni Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 412 382 567,345
Peak-year births 17 48 19,840

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 at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

412

Since 1944

81 years of records

Peak year

1959

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#10,392

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1944

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lonni popularity over time - girls

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

Outside the top 1,000
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

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

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 June 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. Among girls, it ranks #10392 as of the latest data. 17 babies were born in 1959, its single highest year.
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.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lonni: #10392 Girls' Name - 412 Births, Peak 1959." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lonni. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 June 2026.