How Many People Are Named Lonna?
An estimated 2,453 people in the United States have the first name Lonna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Lonna peaked in popularity in 1947 with 91 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lonna 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 Lonna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,453
About 1 in 139,729 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1947
91 births
Total Registered
3,351
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lonna
Lonna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,351 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lonna as a female name
Ranked #14,598 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 1947 (91 births)
Lonna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lonna span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 789 babies were registered. Lonna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lonna by Decade
How has Lonna 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.
Lonna by State
Birth registrations for Lonna span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Michigan. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Dakota, Florida. On average, about 54 Lonnas were registered per state.
Lonna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lonna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lonna
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lonna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lonna?
We estimate approximately 2,453 people named Lonna 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 139,729 Americans share this first name.
Is Lonna a common name?
Lonna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,351 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lonna most popular?
Lonna reached peak popularity in 1947, when 91 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lonna is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lonna a female name?
Lonna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lonna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lonna Smith, Lonna Johnson, Lonna 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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