Given name

Lonnia

Lonnia is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Lonnia isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Lonnia through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
1945
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
012341960198020002025Highest share 19450.0
Lonnia in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1945–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1945. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Lonnia’s family of names

Lonnia may belong to the same name family as LONIA. This is a tentative spelling connection.

Walk Lonnia’s family in the name graph

LonniaLonia

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Lonnia, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

 

Louanna

“one who is content and enjoys life”

15Very rareRising

>99% girls

 

Lynda

“one who is soft and beauti-”

26RareEasing

>99% girls

 

Elidia

11Very rareCooling

>99% girls

 

Loralee

14Very rareEasing

>99% girls

 

Nomia

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

 

Elona

21RareSteady

>99% girls

 

Levata

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Yugoslavian

Luba

“one who is dearly loved” · “one who loves and is loved”

11Very rare

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Lonnia’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Lonnia

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