Boys' name · since 1900
Lonza
Lonza has 360 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,601 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 360
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lonza sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 360 recorded since 1900.
Lonza has 360 recorded births among boys since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1971.
- #9,601 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 360 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonza ranks #9,601 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 360 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,601 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 360
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lonza's 360 recorded births place it above 78.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Lonza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lonza splits its recorded history at 1935: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lonza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1971
- Peak year (1916)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Lonza by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (100 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Lonza's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Lonza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
100 births
- 1930s
1930s
76 births
- 1940s
1940s
62 births
- 1950s
1950s
54 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 100 births (28% of all-time use).
Lonza by state
Where Lonza concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
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- Lonza's decade-level peak was the 1920s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Lonzas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lonza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1900–1971 (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 Lonza 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.