The baby name Loni is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LOH-nee.
Loni is English in Origin.
The baby name Loni is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LOH-nee.
Loni is English in Origin.
Loni is a pan‑European diminutive turned stand‑alone given name. It most often shortens Apollonia (from Greek Apollo), Leona/Leonie (Latin leo, “lion”), Ilona (a Hungarian form of Helen, “torch; light”), or the Hebrew Alona (“oak”). Because of these multiple roots, Loni carries layered meanings - ranging from solar or divine associations to strength and brightness.
Long used as a familiar form in German‑speaking and Central/Eastern European contexts, Loni entered English‑language use as an independent name in the early 20th century and peaked in U.S. visibility in the late 1970s–80s, aided by actress Loni Anderson. Predominantly feminine today, it can be unisex via the Lonnie spelling. Variants and related forms include Lonie, Lonni, Lonnie, Lona, Leonie, Leona, Ilona, Alona, and Apollonia, with regional preference guiding spelling.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 0 | #69 | 8 | 2,372 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| GR | 0 | #133 | 3 | 3,911 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #139 | 72 | 3,402 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 2,277 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #163 | 153 | 5,122 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #174 | 4 | 2,769 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2021 | #181 | 3 | 1,666 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #213 | 10 | 4,141 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #252 | 16 | 6,912 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #279 | 4 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Girls | 1993 | #306 | 7 | 2,282 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #325 | 5 | 7,429 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #360 | 28 | 2,865 |
| France | Girls | 2001 | #387 | 3 | 2,681 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #408 | 13 | 1,885 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| Germany | 0 | #428 | 10 | 2,542 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #554 | 8 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #570 | 4 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #595 | 13 | 10,983 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #619 | 13 | 13,121 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #640 | 6 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #751 | 88 | 4,949 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #895 | 47 | 12,708 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #902 | 15 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #927 | 26 | 5,697 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #943 | 13 | 5,933 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #985 | 10 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #994 | 8 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 7 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,114 | 28 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,157 | 20 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,165 | 14 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,175 | 8 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,200 | 12 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,333 | 139 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,435 | 12 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,686 | 6 | 28,008 |
Loni is popular in 61 countries — most recent births per country:
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