Lon comes from the English / Germanic tradition, meaning Noble and Prepared.
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How popular is Lon?
1948peak year
Lon appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1948, 274 babies received the name (ranked #411). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #11058), with roughly 7 babies named Lon each year. Lon has been declining in recent years. In total, around 9,856 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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