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How popular is the name Loni?
Births per year, rank history and how many Lonis are alive today.
Loni (female) is a shortened form of the name Leona. Loni itself was last registered for 5 babies in 1997; most Lonis are registered as Leona, which ranked 705th in 2025 with 52 babies.
Most people called Loni are registered as Leona, and share that name's profile: the Leona you are most likely to meet is around 19 years old. Half of all Leonas born in England and Wales are between 14 and 26, and there are at least 2,700 of them alive today. Only some Leonas go by Loni.
How many babies are named Loni or Leona each year?
Combined registrations of Leona, Loni. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Leona rank as a registered name?
Where does Loni rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Loni short for Leona?
Yes - Loni is a shortened form of Leona. Lonis are usually registered as Leona at birth.
When was the name Loni most popular?
The full name Leona peaked in 2007, when 266 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Loni itself peaked as a registered name in 1997, with 5 babies.
How many people are called Loni?
There's no official count of people who go by Loni, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 2,700 people registered as Leona born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Loni.
How old is the typical Loni?
Most people called Loni are registered as Leona. Most living Leonas are between 14 and 26; the most common age is about 19.
Is Loni becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 2007 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.