first name
LON
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 6,253 people named Lon, 86% reported their origin as White, 4.8% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 4.2% as Black. 97.2% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Lon peaked in 1948, when 274 babies got the name.
At least 9,856 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero.
Lon by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1880s, when it ranked #510. The largest share of babies named Lon, 43.7%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Lon is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Lon has been most common in Minnesota (3.2×), Iowa (3.1×), and Wisconsin (2.6×), and least common in Florida (0.24×).
5,027 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Lon
Spelled almost the same
7 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Lon, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Lon ranks #53,865 of 156,621, with 414 people. See Lon as a last name
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