Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Lon

#1,189 most common boys' name of all time · #2,840 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2022

Rank among boys
#1,189
Rank overall
#2,840 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
137 of 146
All-time
9,856
Since 2016
39
Peak year
1948 #411
Best rank
#194 1880
Girls Boys peak 274/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Lon is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2022 — 5 5 #12,339
2021 — 5 5 #12,165
2020 — 6 6 #10,618
2019 — 6 6 #10,811
2018 — 7 7 #9,678
2016 — 10 10 #7,612
2015 — 8 8 #8,751
2014 — 6 6 #10,728
2012 — 9 9 #8,165
2011 — 5 5 #12,301
2009 — 6 6 #11,006
2008 — 9 9 #8,331
2007 — 5 5 #12,384
2006 — 9 9 #8,002
2004 — 7 7 #8,940
2002 — 15 15 #4,925
2001 — 14 14 #5,146
2000 — 13 13 #5,300
1998 — 17 17 #4,021
1997 — 8 8 #6,625
1996 — 19 19 #3,551
1995 — 11 11 #5,132
1994 — 10 10 #5,458
1993 — 11 11 #5,010
1992 — 17 17 #3,606
1991 — 15 15 #3,816
1990 — 40 40 #1,911
1989 — 31 31 #2,206
1988 — 26 26 #2,307
1987 — 22 22 #2,468
1986 — 27 27 #2,097
1985 — 37 37 #1,672
1984 — 42 42 #1,482
1983 — 44 44 #1,430
1982 — 35 35 #1,678
1981 — 46 46 #1,396
1980 — 57 57 #1,215
1979 — 51 51 #1,291
1978 — 65 65 #1,080
1977 — 69 69 #1,037
1976 — 67 67 #1,011
1975 — 73 73 #962
1974 — 85 85 #869
1973 — 93 93 #826
1972 — 99 99 #805
1971 — 146 146 #684
1970 — 150 150 #668
1969 — 129 129 #697
1968 5 158 163 #606
1967 — 161 161 #594
1966 — 141 141 #623
1965 — 154 154 #617
1964 — 198 198 #560
1963 — 176 176 #591
1962 — 193 193 #567
1961 — 193 193 #566
1960 5 220 225 #533
1959 5 242 247 #504
1958 — 229 229 #508
1957 — 235 235 #506
1956 — 234 234 #494
1955 — 252 252 #466
1954 — 229 229 #479
1953 — 260 260 #444
1952 — 242 242 #454
1951 — 238 238 #438
1950 — 235 235 #433
1949 — 228 228 #443
1948 — 274 274 #411
1947 — 271 271 #415
1946 — 146 146 #529
1945 — 112 112 #573
1944 — 91 91 #651
1943 — 81 81 #714
1942 — 82 82 #705
1941 — 77 77 #702
1940 — 90 90 #626
1939 — 73 73 #696
1938 — 60 60 #799
1937 — 79 79 #671
1936 — 69 69 #719
1935 — 56 56 #836
1934 — 62 62 #788
1933 — 56 56 #824
1932 — 67 67 #769
1931 — 53 53 #879
1930 — 73 73 #744
1929 — 58 58 #869
1928 — 61 61 #846
1927 — 70 70 #787
1926 — 73 73 #750
1925 — 59 59 #872
1924 5 70 75 #809
1923 — 79 79 #733
1922 — 58 58 #914
1921 — 90 90 #683
1920 — 46 46 #1,020
1919 — 47 47 #990
1918 — 69 69 #783
1917 — 56 56 #855
1916 — 55 55 #841
1915 — 54 54 #832
1914 — 47 47 #770
1913 — 41 41 #721
1912 — 24 24 #919
1911 — 13 13 #933
1910 — 14 14 #826
1909 — 9 9 #1,027
1908 — 16 16 #662
1907 — 10 10 #878
1906 — 15 15 #619
1905 — 9 9 #845
1904 — 15 15 #590
1903 — 23 23 #413
1902 — 26 26 #390
1901 — 13 13 #565
1900 — 34 34 #382
1899 — 14 14 #523
1898 — 23 23 #409
1897 — 33 33 #321
1896 — 38 38 #302
1895 — 31 31 #330
1894 — 25 25 #367
1893 — 33 33 #300
1892 — 42 42 #279
1891 — 29 29 #308
1890 — 46 46 #251
1889 — 43 43 #250
1888 — 55 55 #236
1887 — 49 49 #224
1886 — 58 58 #223
1885 — 38 38 #269
1884 — 54 54 #231
1883 — 51 51 #213
1882 — 52 52 #228
1881 — 27 27 #313
1880 — 64 64 #194