Boys' name · since 1900
Lonzie
Lonzie has 776 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,019 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 776
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lonzie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 776 have been recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonzie has been recorded 776 times among boys since 1900, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1996.
- #6,019 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 776 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lonzie ranks #6,019 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 776 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,019 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 776
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lonzie's 776 recorded births place it above 86.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Lonzie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lonzie splits its recorded history at 1943: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lonzie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1996
- Peak year (1922)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1996.
776 total births across 97 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1922 with 21 births in a single year.
Lonzie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (154 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Lonzie's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Lonzie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s
1910s
123 births
- 1920s
1920s
154 births
- 1930s
1930s
119 births
- 1940s
1940s
112 births
- 1950s
1950s
114 births
- 1960s
1960s
76 births
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 154 births (20% of all-time use).
Lonzie decade highlights
- Peak decade 154 births
- Runner-up 123 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Lonzie 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 Lonzie's total volume
Lonzie by state
Where Lonzie concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 98 | 12.6% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.6% |
98 of 776 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Georgia 12.6% of nationwide
- Mississippi 0.8% of nationwide
- Alabama 0.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Georgia accounts for 12.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Lonzie's data
- Lonzie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Lonzies (98 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Lonzie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1900–1996 (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 Lonzie 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.
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