Lonnie Boy
How popular is Lonnie?
#1,837 boy name in 2025
86 baby boys were named Lonnie in the US in 2025, making it the 1837th most popular boy name. Another 23 girls got the name (#5,409 for girls).
Lonnie popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,837 for boys (▼ 28 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 86 boys, 23 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-30% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,406 in 2015, #1,634 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1947 (2,086 boys) |
| Highest rank | #114 in 1896 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 86% boys, 14% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lonnie counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lonnie family of names ranked #1,533 for boys in 2025 (#1,495 the year before), with 91 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lonnie | 86 | 95% |
| Lonny | 5 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Lonnie is most popular
Babies named Lonnie per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Lonnie by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 832 | #136 |
| 1890s | 1,237 | #114 |
| 1900s | 1,645 | #114 |
| 1910s | 4,536 | #148 |
| 1920s | 6,979 | #186 |
| 1930s | 8,117 | #150 |
| 1940s | 15,901 | #134 |
| 1950s | 19,198 | #135 |
| 1960s | 15,120 | #171 |
| 1970s | 9,649 | #194 |
| 1980s | 5,135 | #294 |
| 1990s | 2,897 | #497 |
| 2000s | 1,585 | #822 |
| 2010s | 1,101 | #1,358 |
| 2020s | 554 | #1,634 |
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Questions
- Is Lonnie a boy or girl name?
- Lonnie is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 86% of babies named Lonnie were boys.
- How popular is the name Lonnie?
- 86 baby boys were named Lonnie in the US in 2025, making it the 1837th most popular boy name. Another 23 girls got the name (#5,409 for girls).
- When was Lonnie most popular?
- Lonnie peaked in 1947, when 2,086 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #114, held for 2 years starting in 1896.
- How many people are named Lonnie?
- 101,481 babies have been named Lonnie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 58,206 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
- Where is Lonnie most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lonnie was most common in Ohio, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.