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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Lonna

Lonna was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 746th; the most babies were born in 1947 (91). More babies were named Lonna in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
194791 babies
Total since 1880
3,351babies recorded

Lonna popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#11,7058
2010#8,54814
2000#11,3618
1990#8,25210
1980#2,96630
1970#1,52265
1960#1,25976
1950#1,03179
1940#74686
1930#3,8857
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Lonna, counting every spelling?

Lonna is a spelling of Lona, a name family that had 12 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 12 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Lona12#8,65372

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 old are people named Lonna?

About 2,700 people born in the US named Lonna are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 50 and 73. That makes Lonna a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Lonna by state

How common Lonna was among girls born in each state in 1945–1949, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesWI0.07Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesWA0.05Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesMN0.11Illinois: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIL0.03Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesOR0.07Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesIA0.10Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesCA0.08Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTN0.03North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Lonna, girls, 1945–1949. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Lonna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lonna, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Lonna

How popular is the name Lonna?

Lonna was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 746th; the most babies were born in 1947 (91). More babies were named Lonna in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Lonna a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lonna in the US.

Where was Lonna most popular?

In 1945–1949, Lonna was most common in Minnesota (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Iowa and California.