Lon

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning long; a form of Lonnie.

Babies a year
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no recent records
Rarity
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list

Lon by the numbers

Its American peak was 274 babies in 1948, making it a 1940s name.

Other names that come from Lonnie

Like Lon, each of these traces back to Lonnie: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Lonnienoble, strong; a form of Lionel95 in the US (2017)
  • Lonnylone; a form of Lonnie6 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Leonlion526 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Loufamous warrior; a form of Louis66 in the US (2017)
  • Lyonlion; city name41 in the US (2017)
  • Lionlion; the big cat29 in the US (2017)
  • Lenstrong lion; a form of Leonard8 in the US (2017)
  • Lynlake; a diminutive of Lynn7 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Lon

Names that are said the same way as Lon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Louenlight; a form of Louan6 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Lon

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