How Many People Are Named Lona?
An estimated 3,696 people in the United States have the first name Lona. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Lona peaked in popularity in 1918 with 198 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lona as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lona paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,696
About 1 in 92,737 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1918
198 births
Total Registered
10,912
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lona
Lona is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,912 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Lona as a male name
Ranked #3,963 in 1928
6 male births in 1928
Peak: 1917 (6 births)
Lona as a female name
Ranked #8,206 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (198 births)
Lona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lona span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 1,497 babies were registered. Lona has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lona by Decade
How has Lona tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lona by State
Birth registrations for Lona span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Kentucky, North Carolina. The lowest are in Nebraska, North Dakota, Arizona. On average, about 137 Lonas were registered per state.
Lona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lona
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lona?
We estimate approximately 3,696 people named Lona are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 92,737 Americans share this first name.
Is Lona a common name?
Lona is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,912 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lona most popular?
Lona reached peak popularity in 1918, when 198 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lona is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lona a female name?
Lona is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lona Smith, Lona Johnson, Lona Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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