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.

Lona

#1,538 most common girls' name of all time · #2,660 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,538
Rank overall
#2,660 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
10,924
Since 2016
153
Peak year
1918 #481
Best rank
#299 1890
Girls Boys peak 198/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Lona 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
2025 12 — 12 #8,364
2024 13 — 13 #7,968
2023 12 — 12 #8,487
2022 16 — 16 #6,984
2021 19 — 19 #6,174
2020 18 — 18 #6,327
2019 17 — 17 #6,698
2018 16 — 16 #7,102
2017 14 — 14 #7,843
2016 16 — 16 #7,232
2015 17 — 17 #6,977
2014 12 — 12 #8,968
2013 10 — 10 #10,238
2012 18 — 18 #6,875
2011 11 — 11 #9,723
2010 19 — 19 #6,641
2009 18 — 18 #7,068
2008 18 — 18 #7,075
2007 22 — 22 #6,098
2006 28 — 28 #4,953
2005 28 — 28 #4,707
2004 18 — 18 #6,490
2003 19 — 19 #6,056
2002 13 — 13 #7,819
2001 11 — 11 #8,759
2000 13 — 13 #7,585
1999 12 — 12 #7,717
1998 11 — 11 #8,019
1997 14 — 14 #6,486
1996 9 — 9 #8,814
1995 9 — 9 #8,774
1994 12 — 12 #7,102
1993 10 — 10 #8,055
1992 10 — 10 #8,066
1991 23 — 23 #4,329
1990 10 — 10 #7,886
1989 21 — 21 #4,360
1988 20 — 20 #4,309
1987 17 — 17 #4,663
1986 26 — 26 #3,362
1985 33 — 33 #2,805
1984 24 — 24 #3,426
1983 35 — 35 #2,554
1982 30 — 30 #2,961
1981 45 — 45 #2,231
1980 45 — 45 #2,220
1979 35 — 35 #2,583
1978 36 — 36 #2,431
1977 46 — 46 #2,064
1976 37 — 37 #2,256
1975 36 — 36 #2,278
1974 45 — 45 #1,913
1973 44 — 44 #1,886
1972 63 — 63 #1,502
1971 78 — 78 #1,365
1970 83 — 83 #1,295
1969 89 — 89 #1,182
1968 86 — 86 #1,167
1967 81 — 81 #1,183
1966 72 — 72 #1,274
1965 82 — 82 #1,187
1964 116 — 116 #990
1963 130 — 130 #924
1962 94 — 94 #1,122
1961 101 — 101 #1,090
1960 95 — 95 #1,103
1959 102 — 102 #1,055
1958 82 — 82 #1,174
1957 108 — 108 #1,002
1956 120 — 120 #924
1955 114 — 114 #922
1954 136 — 136 #806
1953 125 — 125 #828
1952 129 — 129 #794
1951 125 — 125 #795
1950 130 — 130 #760
1949 141 — 141 #714
1948 128 — 128 #753
1947 148 — 148 #691
1946 120 — 120 #743
1945 109 — 109 #714
1944 128 — 128 #656
1943 147 — 147 #626
1942 129 — 129 #658
1941 130 — 130 #621
1940 144 — 144 #584
1939 99 — 99 #681
1938 112 — 112 #646
1937 103 — 103 #671
1936 119 — 119 #603
1935 131 — 131 #560
1934 180 — 180 #477
1933 131 — 131 #559
1932 116 — 116 #613
1931 100 — 100 #666
1930 102 — 102 #679
1929 121 — 121 #625
1928 114 6 120 #655
1927 132 5 137 #619
1926 117 — 117 #669
1925 148 — 148 #593
1924 156 — 156 #592
1923 142 — 142 #616
1922 127 — 127 #651
1921 165 — 165 #553
1920 168 — 168 #550
1919 184 — 184 #494
1918 198 — 198 #481
1917 159 6 165 #530
1916 173 — 173 #488
1915 160 — 160 #486
1914 139 — 139 #463
1913 140 — 140 #417
1912 124 — 124 #418
1911 104 — 104 #396
1910 110 — 110 #372
1909 109 — 109 #344
1908 83 — 83 #400
1907 100 — 100 #354
1906 87 — 87 #360
1905 85 — 85 #368
1904 89 — 89 #346
1903 90 — 90 #327
1902 95 — 95 #320
1901 85 — 85 #329
1900 103 — 103 #334
1899 84 — 84 #328
1898 93 — 93 #324
1897 82 — 82 #321
1896 72 — 72 #343
1895 78 — 78 #323
1894 61 — 61 #357
1893 73 — 73 #317
1892 72 — 72 #315
1891 54 — 54 #343
1890 69 — 69 #299
1889 62 — 62 #309
1888 56 — 56 #322
1887 41 — 41 #332
1886 39 — 39 #343
1885 32 — 32 #354
1884 29 — 29 #368
1883 34 — 34 #302
1882 33 — 33 #308
1881 27 — 27 #304
1880 28 — 28 #302