Lonny
Lonny is a masculine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Lonny
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lonny is a masculine given name.
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The Story of Lonny
Lonny first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1920, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 213 Lonnys were born — ranking #531 that year. As of 2026, Lonny ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6K Lonnys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Lonny
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Lonny Baxter (born 1979), American former basketball player
- Lonny Bohonos (born 1973), Canadian former National Hockey League player
- Lonny Calicchio (born 1972), American football player
- Lonny Chapman (1920–2007), American actor
- Lonny Chin (born 1960), English model and Playboy Playmate of the Month
- Lonny Frey (1910–2009), American Major League Baseball player
- Lonny Kellner (1930–2003), German singer and actress
- Lonny Price (born 1959), American director, actor and writer
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Names that sound like Lonny
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About the name Lonny
Lonny is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Lonny's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #531. Use the chart and map above to compare Lonny'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.