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Lon
OriginDiminutive of Alonzo
Meaning"noble, ready"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · boysUnranked
Below 5 births
About Lon
For older generations this still summons silent horror star Chaney; for others it's a pleasant if slight nickname name.
Lon is also given to girls.
Pronounced LON.
As of October 2026, Lon ranked #7664 in US births in 1968 SSA, peaked at #5531 in 1924.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
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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Lon on lists
Famous Lons
- Lon Chaney Jr. (born Creighton Tull Chaney)Boy
American actor
- Lon ClarkBoy
American actor
- Lon Allen ScottBoy
U.S. Congressman from Tennessee
- Lon BenderBoy
American film sound editor
- Lon "Lonny" Leonard ChapmanBoy
American actor
- Alonzo M. "Lon" PoffBoy
American actor
- Laurence Eugene "Lon" MyersBoy
American runner
- Lawrence "Lon" Vest StephensBoy
American politician; 29th Governor of Missouri
- Leonidas Frank "Lon" ChaneyBoy
American actor
Lon in pop culture
- Lon HammondBoy
character in book/film "The Notebook"
- Lon CohenBoy
character in the Nero Wolfe novels by Rex Stout
- Lon SuderBoy
character on TV's "Star Trek: Voyager"
Variations & nicknames
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