How Many People Are Named Lionel?
people named Lionel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 15,533 people in the US has this name
Based on 33,833 babies named Lionel in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
609 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French diminutive of LΓON. A notable bearer is Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi (1987-).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Lionel (99.9%) were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Lionel alive today is about 39 years old, and 38% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 62 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Lionel first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2023, to 609 babies. In 2025, 419 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Lionel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #295, in 1933 to 1934. In 2025 it ranked #659.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #659 |
| Best rank | #295 (1933 to 1934) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #674 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Lionel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lionel were born in California than in any other state: about 3,144 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lionel was given 8.7 times as often in Louisiana, 5.4 times in Maine and 4.4 times in New Hampshire.
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