Lonnie
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning noble, strong; a form of Lionel.
Lonnie by the numbers
In 2025, 14 babies in England and Wales were named Lonnie. In the US, 95 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 2,083 babies in 1947, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Lionel
Like Lonnie, each of these traces back to Lionel: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lonnie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Lonnie
Names that are said the same way as Lonnie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Lonnie, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Patrickof noble birth; patrician375 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aryanoble; honorable; aryan2,201 in the US (2017)
- Bryanhigh, noble; a form of Brian1,827 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean strength
Like Lonnie, each of these has strength in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Liamresolute protector; short form of William18,764 in the US (2017)
- Williamresolute protector14,922 in the US (2017)
- Ethanstrong, enduring12,398 in the US (2017)
- GabrielGod is my strength9,110 in the US (2017)
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lonnie
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