Lona comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Happy fortune.
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How popular is Lona?
1918peak year
Today, Lona is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #7384), with only about 16 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1918, 198 babies were given the name (ranked #482 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1910s. Lona's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 10,912 babies have been registered as Lona since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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