Trend of the Popularity of Lionel as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 528 male babies that were named Lionel in the US, which was 0.03% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Lionel peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2023 with a count of 607 babies, which was 0.04% of the total male babies born in the US in 2023.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Lionel, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Lionel.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Lionel in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Lionel in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Lionel from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Lionel as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	304	0.02
1981	293	0.02
1982	354	0.02
1983	421	0.02
1984	443	0.03
1985	401	0.02
1986	327	0.02
1987	310	0.02
1988	251	0.01
1989	265	0.01
1990	231	0.01
1991	205	0.01
1992	191	0.01
1993	204	0.01
1994	160	0.01
1995	169	0.01
1996	130	0.01
1997	121	0.01
1998	157	0.01
1999	136	0.01
2000	148	0.01
2001	154	0.01
2002	122	0.01
2003	128	0.01
2004	122	0.01
2005	144	0.01
2006	137	0.01
2007	151	0.01
2008	161	0.01
2009	173	0.01
2010	228	0.01
2011	282	0.02
2012	275	0.01
2013	317	0.02
2014	388	0.02
2015	405	0.02
2016	475	0.03
2017	458	0.03
2018	418	0.02
2019	428	0.02
2020	398	0.02
2021	410	0.02
2022	448	0.03
2023	607	0.04
2024	528	0.03