Lionel

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Lionel is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 33,410 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 33,366 as boys and 44 as girls. Lionel gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2023 and remains popular today. It is the #1,398 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 528
2023 607
2022 448
2021 410
2020 398
2019 428
2018 418
2017 458
2016 475
2015 405
2014 388
2013 317
2012 275
2011 282
2010 228
2009 173
2008 161
2007 151
2006 137
2005 144
2004 122
2003 128
2002 122
2001 154
2000 148
1999 136
1998 157
1997 121
1996 130
1995 169
1994 160
1993 204
1992 191
1991 205
1990 231
1989 265
1988 251
1987 310
1986 332
1985 406
1984 448
1983 426
1982 354
1981 302
1980 304
1979 243
1978 249
1977 251
1976 266
1975 252
1974 212
1973 239
1972 215
1971 260
1970 239
1969 283
1968 266
1967 292
1966 292
1965 290
1964 368
1963 383
1962 404
1961 421
1960 467
1959 414
1958 367
1957 336
1956 410
1955 323
1954 359
1953 385
1952 340
1951 340
1950 363
1949 336
1948 339
1947 349
1946 329
1945 306
1944 303
1943 284
1942 274
1941 287
1940 260
1939 277
1938 280
1937 247
1936 291
1935 281
1934 336
1933 321
1932 311
1931 295
1930 281
1929 265
1928 297
1927 319
1926 294
1925 309
1924 325
1923 329
1922 302
1921 339
1920 272
1919 253
1918 266
1917 255
1916 205
1915 224
1914 168
1913 129
1912 119
1911 74
1910 33
1909 34
1908 30
1907 30
1906 27
1905 25
1904 20
1903 30
1902 19
1901 20
1900 26
1899 18
1898 21
1897 19
1896 20
1895 19
1894 20
1893 19
1892 9
1891 17
1890 14
1889 9
1888 9
1887 13
1886 11
1885 5
1884 6
1883 7
1882 5
1880 8