Boys' name · since 1920
Lonny
Lonny has 6,357 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,540 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,170 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,357
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
6,357 babies have been named Lonny since 1920, making it today's #12170 boys' name.
Lonny has 6,357 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12170 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #1,540 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,170 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,357 born since 1920
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonny ranks #1,540 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,170 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,357 born since 1920, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,540 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,170 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,357
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lonny's 6,357 recorded births place it above 96.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lonny compares
6,357 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Lonny's all-time total is 17x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lonny | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,357 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 213 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lonny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lonny's full recorded timeline at 1972, 23% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 77% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 213 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lonny popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 213
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Lonny popularity over time - girls
56 total births recorded since 1950 (Lonny as girls' name)
Lonny by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,767 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Lonny's strongest decade.
1,767 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Lonny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 51
1920s
51 births
- 1930s 246
1930s
246 births
- 1940s
1940s
956 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,576 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,767 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,052 births
- 1980s 382
1980s
382 births
- 1990s 156
1990s
156 births
- 2000s 98
2000s
98 births
- 2010s 40
2010s
40 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,767 births (28% of all-time use).
How Lonny 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 Lonny's total volume
Lonny by state
Where Lonny concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 600 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 391 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 295 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 234 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 207 | 3.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 200 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 197 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Washington | | 196 | 3.1% |
600 of 6,357 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Lonny appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lonny's data
- Lonny's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,767 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lonnys (600 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Lonny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1920–2025 (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 Lonny 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.