Is Lon a boy or girl name?
Lon was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 9,856 US babies named Lon were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lon since 1880
- 9,856
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 274 babies
Boys and girls named Lon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 491 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 314 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 170 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 420 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 664 | 5 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 648 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,452 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,396 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 1,723 | 10 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 898 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 367 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 148 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 78 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,550 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #13,314 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,436 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,607 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #10,326 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,929 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #9,242 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #11,591 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,596 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #13,558 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,896 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,738 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,608 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #8,468 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,556 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 15 | #5,052 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,304 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,476 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,124 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,015 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,626 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,371 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,729 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,231 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,684 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,943 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 40 | #1,926 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 31 | #2,231 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 26 | #2,338 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,524 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,139 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 37 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 42 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 44 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 35 | #1,691 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 46 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 57 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 51 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 65 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 69 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 67 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 73 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 85 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 93 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 99 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 146 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 150 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 129 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 158 | #607 | 5 | #7,664 |
| 1967 | 161 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 141 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 154 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 198 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 176 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 193 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 193 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 220 | #533 | 5 | #6,910 |
| 1959 | 242 | #504 | 5 | #6,811 |
| 1958 | 229 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 235 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 234 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 252 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 229 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 260 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 242 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 238 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 235 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 228 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 274 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 271 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 146 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 112 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 91 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 81 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 82 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 77 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 90 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 73 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 60 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 79 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 69 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 56 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 62 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 56 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 67 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 53 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 73 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 58 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 61 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 70 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 73 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 59 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 70 | #812 | 5 | #5,531 |
| 1923 | 79 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 58 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 90 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 46 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 47 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 69 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 56 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 55 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 54 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 47 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 41 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 24 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 13 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 14 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 16 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 15 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 9 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 15 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 23 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 26 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 13 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 34 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 14 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 23 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 33 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 38 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 31 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 25 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 33 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 42 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 29 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 46 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 43 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 55 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 49 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 58 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 38 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 54 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 51 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 52 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 27 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 64 | #193 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lon reached #193 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #5,531 in 1924. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lon
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.