Total births
27,067
Boys' name · since 1910
Leonel
27,067 babies named Leonel in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #317
- among boys today
- 27,067
- born since 1910
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 98%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Leonel is the #317 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 27,067 recorded since 1910.
Leonel has 27,067 recorded births among boys since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #317 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #317 among boys today
- 27,067 born since 1910
- 2010s peak decade
- 98% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Leonel is currently the #317 boys' name in America, more common than 98% of boys - 27,067 born since 1910, peaking in the 2010s.
- #317
- among boys today
- 27,067
- born since 1910
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 98%
- more common than other boys
Leonel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#317
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 98% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
28% of everyone ever named Leonel was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
1,084 babies were named Leonel in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Leonel compares
27,067 Top 5% higher than 95% of 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Leonel's all-time total is 74x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leonel | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,067 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,084 | 23 | 22,252 |
Leonel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leonel splits its recorded history at 1968: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 1,084 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leonel at a glance
Top 1,000 boys' namePeak year
2024
Current rank
#317
Active since
1910
Leonel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 1,084
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Leonel popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1993 (Leonel as girls' name)
Leonel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Leonel's strongest decade.
7,618 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Leonel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 131
1910s
131 births
- 1920s 266
1920s
266 births
- 1930s 324
1930s
324 births
- 1940s 390
1940s
390 births
- 1950s 476
1950s
476 births
- 1960s 633
1960s
633 births
- 1970s 1,083
1970s
1,083 births
- 1980s 1,886
1980s
1,886 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,191 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,139 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,618 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,930 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,618 births (28% of all-time use).
How Leonel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Leonel's total volume
Leonel vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
Leonel by state
Where Leonel concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7,635 | 28.2% |
| #2 | California | | 7,205 | 26.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,306 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,123 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 1,082 | 4.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 952 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 488 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Washington | | 443 | 1.6% |
Texas share of Leonel's total US births 28.2%
Even split
7,635 of 27,067 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Leonel appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Leonel? ▼
27,067 babies have been named Leonel since 1910. It currently ranks #317 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 1,084 births.
When was Leonel most popular? ▼
Leonel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 7,618 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Leonel most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Leonel are Texas (7,635 births), California (7,205 births), Illinois (1,306 births).
How long has the name Leonel been used? ▼
Leonel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 116 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Leonel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leonard, Leo, Leon, Leonardo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Leonel's data
- Leonel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,618 total births) through the 2020s (5,930) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Leonels (7,635 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Leonel
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Leonel
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1910–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Leonel: #317 Boys' Name - 27,067 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leonel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Leonel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.