Lona
About Lona
Truly multicultural choice that feels ripe for revival in this era of Traveling Lite names.
In English, Lona is a variation of Leona or Lena. The Scandinavian Lona is a diminutive for names like Abelone (the Danish Apollonia) and Magdalone (a form of Magdalena). German speakers use Lona as nickname for Apollonia, Ilona, and the like. And in Hawaiian mythology, Lona is another name for the lunar goddess Hina.
As of October 2026, Lona ranked #8653 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #299 in 1890.
Editor's take: The name Lona is a girl's name of German, English, Scandinavian origin meaning "lion; destroyer, strength, father's light; from Magdala; shining torch, light, joy".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Lona on lists
Famous Lonas
- Lona Andre (born Launa Anderson)
American actress
- Abelone Maria "Lona" Barrison
Danish,American vaudevillian of the Barrison Sisters
- Lona Cohen
American Soviet spy
- Lona Williams
American television producer
Lona in pop culture
- Lona
Hawaiian moon goddess
- "Lona
" 1923 Welsh novel by Thomas Gwynn Jones
- Lona
said to be a Welsh pet form of Maelona ("princess;" cf. Maelle, Maelys)