Recorded 1924–2015 Boys' name Peak 1958 466 births

Lonzell — boys' name

466 babies named Lonzell in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101930s271940s571950s931960s311970s851980s551990s722000s232010s13
1950s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Lonzell was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

16 babies were named Lonzell in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lonzell

The Social Security Administration has registered 466 babies named Lonzell between 1924 and 2015, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lonzell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lonzell performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Lonzell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lonzell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lonzell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 466 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lonzell at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

466

Since 1924

92 years of records

Peak year

1958

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1924

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2015

Lonzell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1924

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1958)
16
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
05101520 201519961988197619661954194519361924 5

Lonzell by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
93 births that decade — 20% of Lonzell's all-time total
1920s101930s271940s571950s931960s311970s851980s551990s722000s232010s13

Lonzell by state

Where Lonzell concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lonzell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 1.1%
Illinois share of Lonzell's total US births 1.1%

5 of 466 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lonzell?
466 babies have been named Lonzell since 1924. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1958 with 16 births.
When was Lonzell most popular?
Lonzell was most popular in the 1950s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Lonzell most popular?
The top states for the name Lonzell are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Lonzell been used?
Lonzell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 92 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Lonzell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lonnie, London, Lon, Lonny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1924–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.