Loney
Loney is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Loney
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Loney is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Loney
As a girl name
Loney first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1889, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 14 Loneys were born — ranking #2,246 that year. As of 2026, Loney ranks #3,782 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 280 Loneys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Loney first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1883, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 20 Loneys were born — ranking #1,553 that year. As of 2026, Loney ranks #6,952 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 505 Loneys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Loney
Loney is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 505 births in the dataset. Loney's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #1,553. Use the chart and map above to compare Loney's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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