Girls' name · since 1964
Lonya
Lonya has 65 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 65
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
65 girls have been named Lonya since 1964, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonya has been recorded 65 times among girls since 1964, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1981.
- #31,968 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 65 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonya ranks #31,968 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 65
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lonya's 65 recorded births place it above 55.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lonya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lonya's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lonya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1981
- Peak year (1970)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Lonya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (50 births, 77% of the file).
1970s was Lonya's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Lonya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
50 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 50 births (77% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lonya's data
- Lonya's decade-level peak was the 1970s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lonya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1964–1981 (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 Lonya 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.