The baby name Lone is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Danish: /ˈloːnə/ — respelled: LOH-nuh.
Lone is Danish, Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Lone is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Danish: /ˈloːnə/ — respelled: LOH-nuh.
Lone is Danish, Scandinavian in Origin.
Lone is a Scandinavian feminine given name, especially Danish and Norwegian, pronounced LO-neh. It developed as a shortened form of Magdalene and Marlene; through Magdalene it traces back to Hebrew migdal, “tower,” referring to Mary Magdalene as “woman from Magdala.” Through Marlene (a blend of Maria and Magdalene), the same association is kept, though Maria’s debated meanings (“beloved,” “bitter,” etc.) sometimes color interpretations.
The name rose to prominence in Denmark in the mid‑20th century, peaking in the 1960s–70s, mirroring the era’s taste for brisk two‑syllable -e names (cf. Lene, Bente). Today it is familiar but less fashionable in Scandinavia and uncommon elsewhere; in English it can be mistaken for the adjective lone, but the word is unrelated. Variants and related forms include Lene, Malene, Marlene, Magdalena/Magdalene, Lona, and Loni/Lonie; English Lonnie sometimes serves as a nickname.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | 0 | #6 | 1 | 374 | |
| BW | 0 | #18 | 2 | 960 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #18 | 1,848 | 7,429 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| DK | 0 | #60 | 225 | 5,198 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #67 | 91 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #86 | 65 | 4,685 |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| Norway | Girls | 2025 | #108 | 19 | 453 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #175 | 5 | 1,568 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #186 | 5 | 4,850 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #251 | 6 | 7,111 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #261 | 3 | 7,056 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #365 | 5 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #394 | 5 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #402 | 5 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #424 | 6 | 13,098 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #456 | 693 | 16,750 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #460 | 7 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #491 | 15 | 12,621 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #510 | 18 | 12,905 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #518 | 8 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #519 | 5 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #521 | 15 | 12,703 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #551 | 81 | 13,121 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #558 | 19 | 10,045 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #571 | 16 | 18,916 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #646 | 5 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #652 | 16 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #677 | 21 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #698 | 10 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #733 | 6 | 3,895 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #779 | 7 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #798 | 9 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #815 | 24 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #871 | 11 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #874 | 13 | 15,035 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #918 | 18 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 5,873 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #945 | 11 | 5,933 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #946 | 14 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #969 | 15 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #986 | 7 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #993 | 9 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,019 | 93 | 25,439 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 9 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,080 | 13 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,116 | 13 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,126 | 16 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,159 | 18 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,160 | 19 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,246 | 9 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,434 | 38 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,434 | 13 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,522 | 93 | 28,008 |
Lone is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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