Given name & surname
Lonna
“having the strength of a lion”
Lonna is a variant of Loni. In English use, Loni carries the interpretation “having the strength of a lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lonna 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 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lonna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,351
- 0 boys · 3,351 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 91 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −64%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 91 in 1947. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,832 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lonna’s family of names
Lonna has a related form in Loni. In Greek usage, Lonna as a surname is a transliteration of Λώννα.
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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