Lona
given name · Latin script
Meaning: of uncertain origin, possibly a nickname or metonymic occupational name from lona ‘canvas’, a derivative of Olonne, name of a town on the Atlantic coast of France that was noted in the 17th century fo
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ˈɫoʊnə/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Lona is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country.
- GBUnited Kingdom≈1 in 67K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 73K
- SYSyria≈1 in 19K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Lona itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- United States (measured from records)
- Sources
- 302 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 19K (inferred from the name graph)
4,554 people, 2020
Highest-authority source
Syria, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
of uncertain origin, possibly a nickname or metonymic occupational name from lona ‘canvas’, a derivative of Olonne, name of a town on the Atlantic coast of France that was noted in the 17th century for its production of canvas.
Sources 1
- Dictionary of American Family Names
Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.
Often considered alongside
Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Lona, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.
From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Lona counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | 4,554 | 1 in 73K | 4.5K | Lona | 302 |
| ZA South Africa | ≈1,800 est. | ≈1 in 31K | — | Lona | 30 |
| SY Syria | ≈1,000 est. | ≈1 in 19K | — | Lona | 8 |
| GB United Kingdom | ≈980 est. | ≈1 in 67K | — | Lona | 83 |
| IT Italy | ≈920 est. | ≈1 in 68K | 1 | Lona | 12 |
| DK Denmark | 266 | 1 in 22K | 266 | — | — |
| SG Singapore | ≈140 est. | ≈1 in 44K | — | Lona | 8 |
| AL Albania | 78as Loena | 1 in 39K | 78 | — | — |
4,554 people counted by Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex, 2020. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; ISTAT — Contanomi newborn per-name series (1999–2024, JSONP backend); Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts); INSTAT Albania — Search the name (given-name counts). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Lona is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, A bonus scored in the game of kabaddi for getting the entire opposing team declared as out.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Italian, oriundo da cidade alpina de Lona; ligado ao lat. luna.
as a nameDicionário dos sobrenomes italianos
In German, weibl. Vom., Kurzform von
as a nameDUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen
unexplained.
as a nameDictionary of American Family Names
In bnt-phu, he, she, him, her, it; class 5 absolute pronoun.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Lona Gulowsenb. 1848NONorwegian singer (1848-1934)
- Lona Barrisonb. 1871USDanish-American vaudevillian
- Lona Andreb. 1915USAmerican actress (1915–1992)
- Lona Murowatzb. 1919ATAustrian politician (1919-2016)
- Lona Duboisb. 1923ATAustrian actress (1923-1978)
- Fay Spainb. 1932USnot in their usual nameAmerican film and television actress (1932–1983)
- Lona A. Minneb. 1943USAmerican politician
- Lona Williamsb. 1966USTelevision producer, writer and actress
- Lona Häckerb. 2005DEGerman artistic gymnast
- Lona SvenssonSESwedish association football player
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 66 sources across 36 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 1.5K | #17,613 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1.4K | #18,805 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 1.3K | #20,852 |
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 4 | #74,076 |
Reference works 2
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Lona mean, and where does it come from?
- of uncertain origin, possibly a nickname or metonymic occupational name from lona ‘canvas’, a derivative of Olonne, name of a town on the Atlantic coast of France that was noted in the 17th century fo… Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
- Is Lona a male or female name?
- Lona is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- How do you pronounce Lona?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈɫoʊnə/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Lona have the most bearers?
- In the United States, the national register counted about 4.6 thousand people named Lona, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled lona.
- How common is the name Lona?
- In the United States, the national register counted 4,554 people named Lona in 2020, about 1 in 73 thousand residents.
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/lonaThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Lona”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.