Lon

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Lon first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 137 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1948 with 274 babies (rank #411 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Lon

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lon yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

9,856

Total babies (all years)

137

Years in the data

274

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Lon

Lon Chaneyfilm actor · b. 1883
Lon Chaney Jr.film actor · b. 1906

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	64	#193
1881	27	#316
1882	52	#229
1883	51	#214
1884	54	#232
1885	38	#270
1886	58	#223
1887	49	#225
1888	55	#236
1889	43	#250
1890	46	#250
1891	29	#314
1892	42	#281
1893	33	#304
1894	25	#373
1895	31	#334
1896	38	#304
1897	33	#326
1898	23	#413
1899	14	#536
1900	34	#383
1901	13	#577
1902	26	#399
1903	23	#424
1904	15	#603
1905	9	#884
1906	15	#632
1907	10	#910
1908	16	#673
1909	9	#1,055
1910	14	#843
1911	13	#960
1912	24	#927
1913	41	#730
1914	47	#773
1915	54	#838
1916	55	#850
1917	56	#858
1918	69	#787
1919	47	#995
1920	46	#1,027
1921	90	#686
1922	58	#921
1923	79	#735
1924	70	#812
1925	59	#876
1926	73	#754
1927	70	#793
1928	61	#851
1929	58	#875
1930	73	#748
1931	53	#883
1932	67	#776
1933	56	#832
1934	62	#789
1935	56	#840
1936	69	#724
1937	79	#671
1938	60	#803
1939	73	#697
1940	90	#629
1941	77	#707
1942	82	#710
1943	81	#717
1944	91	#654
1945	112	#573
1946	146	#531
1947	271	#415
1948	274	#411
1949	228	#443
1950	235	#434
1951	238	#440
1952	242	#454
1953	260	#444
1954	229	#478
1955	252	#467
1956	234	#496
1957	235	#506
1958	229	#509
1959	242	#504
1960	220	#533
1961	193	#567
1962	193	#568
1963	176	#593
1964	198	#562
1965	154	#617
1966	141	#623
1967	161	#595
1968	158	#607
1969	129	#700
1970	150	#670
1971	146	#686
1972	99	#807
1973	93	#827
1974	85	#875
1975	73	#962
1976	67	#1,017
1977	69	#1,044
1978	65	#1,084
1979	51	#1,296
1980	57	#1,222
1981	46	#1,405
1982	35	#1,691
1983	44	#1,441
1984	42	#1,495
1985	37	#1,688
1986	27	#2,139
1987	22	#2,524
1988	26	#2,338
1989	31	#2,231
1990	40	#1,926
1991	15	#3,943
1992	17	#3,684
1993	11	#5,231
1994	10	#5,729
1995	11	#5,371
1996	19	#3,626
1997	8	#7,015
1998	17	#4,124
2000	13	#5,476
2001	14	#5,304
2002	15	#5,052
2004	7	#9,556
2006	9	#8,468
2007	5	#13,608
2008	9	#8,738
2009	6	#11,896
2011	5	#13,558
2012	9	#8,596
2014	6	#11,591
2015	8	#9,242
2016	10	#7,929
2018	7	#10,326
2019	6	#11,607
2020	6	#11,436
2021	5	#13,314
2022	5	#13,550