Lonnie

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A few things about Lonnie you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 19,881 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Lonnie, 86 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lonnie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLonnie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Lonnies, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1901, when it ranked #114. Today it's #1,837, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendLonnie has slipped 203 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,837. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedLonnie is most popular in Arkansas, where it ranks #555, followed by Missouri (#869). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlLonnie is given to both boys and girls: 79% of the 109 babies named Lonnie in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Lonnie

Lonnie is a gender-neutral name of American, English and Latin origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-nie”. US birth records list Lonnie for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked #114 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,837, with 86 babies. Of the 109 US babies named Lonnie in 2025, 21% were girls and 79% were boys.

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