Given name & surname
Lonie
“having the strength of a lion”
Lonie is a variant of Loni. In English use, Loni carries the interpretation “having the strength of a lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lonie 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
Lonie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,755
- 1,078 boys · 1,677 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 76 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 39% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1990. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 33 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 678 as a first name in 2020; 307 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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