Given name
Lonney
“having the strength of a lion”
Lonney is a variant of Loni. In English use, Loni carries the interpretation “having the strength of a lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lonney 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 1940. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lonney through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 286
- 286 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1986. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 277 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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