How Many People Are Named Loni?
An estimated 3,486 people in the United States have the first name Loni. It is predominantly female (97.2%). The average bearer is 44 years old, and Loni peaked in popularity in 1980 with 332 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Loni 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 Loni paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Loni is overwhelmingly female, 108 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
3,486
About 1 in 98,323 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.2% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1980
332 births
Total Registered
3,862
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Loni
Loni is predominantly female (97.2%), though 108 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Loni as a male name
Ranked #6,045 in 1984
6 male births in 1984
Peak: 1963 (10 births)
Loni as a female name
Ranked #7,417 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (325 births)
Loni: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Loni span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,747 babies were registered. Loni has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Loni by Decade
How has Loni 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.
Loni by State
Birth registrations for Loni span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in West Virginia, Tennessee, South Dakota. On average, about 48 Lonis were registered per state.
Loni + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Loni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Loni
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Loni: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Loni?
We estimate approximately 3,486 people named Loni 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 98,323 Americans share this first name.
Is Loni a common name?
Loni is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,862 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Loni most popular?
Loni reached peak popularity in 1980, when 332 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Loni is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Loni a female name?
Loni is predominantly female. 97.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Loni Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Loni Smith, Loni Johnson, Loni 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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