Given name & surname
Lona
“having the strength of a lion”
Lona is a variant of Loni. In English use, Loni carries the interpretation “having the strength of a lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lona is a variant of Loni. In English use, Loni carries the interpretation “having the strength of a lion.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,924
- 17 boys · 10,907 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 198 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,653 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,653 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 198 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,554 as a first name in 2020; 1,447 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lona’s family of names
Lona has a related form in Loni. In Greek usage, Lona as a surname is a transliteration of Λώνα.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lona
- Lona AndreAmerican actress (1915–1992)
- Fay SpainAmerican film and television actress (1932–1983)
- Lona GyldenkroneNorwegian singer (1848-1934)
- Lona WilliamsTelevision producer, writer and actressborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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