Lona
Lona was the 8653rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 299th; the most babies were born in 1918 (198). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,509 places. More babies were named Lona in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,653 girls, down 2,136 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1918198 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,924babies recorded
Lona popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 17 since 1917.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,653 | 12 |
| 2020 | #6,517 | 18 |
| 2010 | #6,795 | 19 |
| 2000 | #7,841 | 13 |
| 1990 | #8,251 | 10 |
| 1980 | #2,232 | 45 |
| 1970 | #1,298 | 83 |
| 1960 | #1,108 | 95 |
| 1950 | #759 | 130 |
| 1940 | #584 | 144 |
| 1930 | #681 | 102 |
| 1920 | #552 | 168 |
| 1910 | #372 | 110 |
| 1900 | #334 | 103 |
| 1890 | #299 | 69 |
| 1880 | #302 | 28 |
How popular is Lona, counting every spelling?
Lona is the most common spelling of a name family that had 12 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 12 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lona | 12 | #8,653 | 72 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lona?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lona (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lona born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lona.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lona?
About 4,100 people born in the US named Lona are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 52 and 77. That makes Lona a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lona: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lona, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lona
How popular is the name Lona?
Lona was the 8653rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 299th; the most babies were born in 1918 (198). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,509 places. More babies were named Lona in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Lona a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lona in the US.