Data through 2025

Lionel name popularity in the United States

Lionel ranked #659 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 419 boys named Lionel.

Rank#659

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded419

SSA

Peak year2023

609 recorded

Five-year change+5.3%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Lionel for boys and girls

Girls

5

Share unavailable · data from 1921 to 1986

Boys

419

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Lionel in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys419#659
2024boys529#562
2023boys609#495
2022boys450#620
2021boys410#660
2020boys398#659
2019boys428#631
2018boys418#634
2017boys458#596
2016boys475#583
2015boys405#645
2014boys388#662
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys419#659
2024boys529#562
2023boys609#495
2022boys450#620
2021boys410#660
2020boys398#659
2019boys428#631
2018boys418#634
2017boys458#596
2016boys475#583
2015boys405#645
2014boys388#662
2013boys317#738
2012boys275#807
2011boys282#791
2010boys228#899
2009boys173#1074
2008boys161#1133
2007boys151#1171
2006boys137#1224
2005boys144#1132
2004boys122#1235
2003boys128#1167
2002boys122#1160
2001boys154#992
2000boys148#998
1999boys136#1019
1998boys157#913
1997boys121#1051
1996boys130#974
1995boys169#824
1994boys160#847
1993boys204#727
1992boys191#746
1991boys205#708
1990boys231#665
1989boys265#602
1988boys251#584
1987boys310#508
1986boys327#484
1986girls5#10912
1985boys401#428
1985girls5#10677
1984boys443#387
1984girls5#10422
1983boys420#395
1983girls5#10275
1982boys354#455
1981boys293#487
1981girls9#6804
1980boys304#483
1979boys243#548
1978boys249#521
1977boys251#528
1976boys266#486
1975boys252#503
1974boys212#553
1973boys239#505
1972boys215#542
1971boys260#504
1970boys239#522
1969boys283#455
1968boys266#466
1967boys292#441
1966boys292#449
1965boys290#455
1964boys368#421
1963boys382#412
1962boys405#402
1961boys420#389
1960boys468#364
1959boys416#388
1958boys360#412
1958girls5#6103
1957boys336#425
1956boys410#365
1955boys323#407
1954boys359#372
1953boys385#354
1952boys340#366
1951boys340#370
1950boys363#355
1949boys336#370
1948boys339#368
1947boys349#370
1946boys329#360
1945boys306#345
1944boys303#343
1943boys284#364
1942boys274#366
1941boys287#341
1940boys260#352
1939boys277#332
1938boys280#333
1937boys247#345
1936boys291#314
1935boys281#325
1934boys336#295
1933boys321#295
1932boys311#310
1931boys290#321
1931girls5#4331
1930boys281#330
1929boys265#344
1928boys297#326
1927boys319#322
1926boys294#338
1925boys309#327
1924boys325#322
1923boys329#319
1922boys302#338
1921boys334#318
1921girls5#5099
1920boys272#362
1919boys253#362
1918boys266#356
1917boys255#350
1916boys205#385
1915boys224#359
1914boys168#365
1913boys129#367
1912boys119#346
1911boys74#314
1910boys33#480
1909boys34#428
1908boys30#438
1907boys30#417
1906boys27#424
1905boys25#430
1904boys20#482
1903boys30#353
1902boys19#490
1901boys20#422
1900boys26#446
1899boys18#438
1898boys21#435
1897boys19#438
1896boys20#438
1895boys19#456
1894boys20#419
1893boys19#419
1892boys9#748
1891boys17#427
1890boys14#511
1889boys9#673
1888boys9#704
1887boys13#488
1886boys11#578
1885boys5#936
1884boys6#848
1883boys7#720
1882boys5#943
1880boys8#682

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Lionel’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+3.5%
Change since peak-31.2%