Boys' name · since 1926
Leonell
Leonell has 155 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,534 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,765 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 155
- born since 1926
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Leonell is the #7765 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 155 recorded since 1926.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leonell has been recorded 155 times among boys since 1926, currently ranked #7765 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #14,534 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,765 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 155 born since 1926
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leonell ranks #14,534 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,765 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 155 born since 1926, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,534 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,765 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 155
- born since 1926
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leonell's 155 recorded births place it above 68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Leonell compares
155 33rd percentile among 13,930 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
Leonell's all-time total is 58% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leonell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 155 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Leonell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leonell's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leonell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Leonell by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (76 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Leonell's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Leonell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 76 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Leonell's data
- Leonell's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leonell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~99 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1926–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Leonell 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 August 2026.