Unisex name · since 1880
Lonnie
Lonnie has 94,486 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #325 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,837 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 94,486
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lonnie is the #1837 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 94,486 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonnie has been recorded 94,486 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #1837 nationally and more common than 87% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #325 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,837 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 94,486 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonnie ranks #325 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,837 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 94,486 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #325 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,837 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 94,486
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lonnie's 94,486 recorded births place it above 99.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lonnie compares
94,486 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Lonnie's all-time total is 256x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lonnie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 94,486 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,086 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lonnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lonnie's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 53 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 2,086, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lonnie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 2,086
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lonnie popularity over time - girls
6,995 total births recorded since 1880 (Lonnie as girls' name)
Lonnie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (19,198 births, 20% of the file).
1950s was Lonnie's strongest decade.
19,198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Lonnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 832
1880s
832 births
- 1890s 1,237
1890s
1,237 births
- 1900s 1,645
1900s
1,645 births
- 1910s 4,536
1910s
4,536 births
- 1920s 6,979
1920s
6,979 births
- 1930s
1930s
8,117 births
- 1940s
1940s
15,901 births
- 1950s
1950s
19,198 births
- 1960s
1960s
15,120 births
- 1970s
1970s
9,649 births
- 1980s 5,135
1980s
5,135 births
- 1990s 2,897
1990s
2,897 births
- 2000s 1,585
2000s
1,585 births
- 2010s 1,101
2010s
1,101 births
- 2020s 554
2020s
554 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 19,198 births (20% of all-time use).
How Lonnie 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 Lonnie's total volume
Lonnie by state
Where Lonnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 9,043 | 9.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5,694 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 4,913 | 5.2% |
| #4 | California | | 4,746 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 3,957 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 3,618 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 3,497 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 3,323 | 3.5% |
9,043 of 94,486 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Lonnie appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lonnie's data
- Lonnie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (19,198 total births); usage has since declined to 554 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lonnies (9,043 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lonnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Lonnie 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.