Boy name#1,089 of boy names
Lon
Pronounced L AA1 N (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1948
- 143 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Lon?
Lon is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 9,861 children — the 1,089th most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 53 births across the past decade, against a peak of 274 in a single year. That peak was in 1948.
Lohn is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Lon and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Lohn
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L AA1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Lon
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Lon
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Lon?
- Lon ranks 1,089th among boys' names in US records, with 9,861 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 53.
- Is Lon a unisex name?
- No. Lon is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Lon most popular?
- 1948, when 274 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Lon spelled?
- Lohn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.