Lionel

Given to 33,833 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +30% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#659

recorded as boys

97 since 2024

Babies in 2025

419

boys 419

Peak year

2023

609 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

33,833

since 1880

Born a Lionel? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Lionel was most popular in 2023, when 609 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.36 per 1,000). In 2025, 419 babies were named Lionel, ranking #659 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 30%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	419	659
2024	<5	—	529	562
2023	<5	—	609	495
2022	<5	—	450	620
2021	<5	—	410	660
2020	<5	—	398	659
2019	<5	—	428	631
2018	<5	—	418	634
2017	<5	—	458	596
2016	<5	—	475	583
2015	<5	—	405	645
2014	<5	—	388	662
2013	<5	—	317	738
2012	<5	—	275	807
2011	<5	—	282	791
2010	<5	—	228	899
2009	<5	—	173	1074
2008	<5	—	161	1133
2007	<5	—	151	1171
2006	<5	—	137	1224
2005	<5	—	144	1132
2004	<5	—	122	1235
2003	<5	—	128	1167
2002	<5	—	122	1160
2001	<5	—	154	992
2000	<5	—	148	998
1999	<5	—	136	1019
1998	<5	—	157	913
1997	<5	—	121	1051
1996	<5	—	130	974
1995	<5	—	169	824
1994	<5	—	160	847
1993	<5	—	204	727
1992	<5	—	191	746
1991	<5	—	205	708
1990	<5	—	231	665
1989	<5	—	265	602
1988	<5	—	251	584
1987	<5	—	310	508
1986	5	10912	327	484
1985	5	10677	401	428
1984	5	10422	443	387
1983	5	10275	420	395
1982	<5	—	354	455
1981	9	6804	293	487
1980	<5	—	304	483
1979	<5	—	243	548
1978	<5	—	249	521
1977	<5	—	251	528
1976	<5	—	266	486
1975	<5	—	252	503
1974	<5	—	212	553
1973	<5	—	239	505
1972	<5	—	215	542
1971	<5	—	260	504
1970	<5	—	239	522
1969	<5	—	283	455
1968	<5	—	266	466
1967	<5	—	292	441
1966	<5	—	292	449
1965	<5	—	290	455
1964	<5	—	368	421
1963	<5	—	382	412
1962	<5	—	405	402
1961	<5	—	420	389
1960	<5	—	468	364
1959	<5	—	416	388
1958	5	6103	360	412
1957	<5	—	336	425
1956	<5	—	410	365
1955	<5	—	323	407
1954	<5	—	359	372
1953	<5	—	385	354
1952	<5	—	340	366
1951	<5	—	340	370
1950	<5	—	363	355
1949	<5	—	336	370
1948	<5	—	339	368
1947	<5	—	349	370
1946	<5	—	329	360
1945	<5	—	306	345
1944	<5	—	303	343
1943	<5	—	284	364
1942	<5	—	274	366
1941	<5	—	287	341
1940	<5	—	260	352
1939	<5	—	277	332
1938	<5	—	280	333
1937	<5	—	247	345
1936	<5	—	291	314
1935	<5	—	281	325
1934	<5	—	336	295
1933	<5	—	321	295
1932	<5	—	311	310
1931	5	4331	290	321
1930	<5	—	281	330
1929	<5	—	265	344
1928	<5	—	297	326
1927	<5	—	319	322
1926	<5	—	294	338
1925	<5	—	309	327
1924	<5	—	325	322
1923	<5	—	329	319
1922	<5	—	302	338
1921	5	5099	334	318
1920	<5	—	272	362
1919	<5	—	253	362
1918	<5	—	266	356
1917	<5	—	255	350
1916	<5	—	205	385
1915	<5	—	224	359
1914	<5	—	168	365
1913	<5	—	129	367
1912	<5	—	119	346
1911	<5	—	74	314
1910	<5	—	33	480
1909	<5	—	34	428
1908	<5	—	30	438
1907	<5	—	30	417
1906	<5	—	27	424
1905	<5	—	25	430
1904	<5	—	20	482
1903	<5	—	30	353
1902	<5	—	19	490
1901	<5	—	20	422
1900	<5	—	26	446
1899	<5	—	18	438
1898	<5	—	21	435
1897	<5	—	19	438
1896	<5	—	20	438
1895	<5	—	19	456
1894	<5	—	20	419
1893	<5	—	19	419
1892	<5	—	9	748
1891	<5	—	17	427
1890	<5	—	14	511
1889	<5	—	9	673
1888	<5	—	9	704
1887	<5	—	13	488
1886	<5	—	11	578
1885	<5	—	5	936
1884	<5	—	6	848
1883	<5	—	7	720
1882	<5	—	5	943
1881	<5	—	<5	—
1880	<5	—	8	682