Boys' name · since 1919

Lional

100 babies named Lional in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,426 of 45,481
all-time among boys
100
born since 1919
1980s
peak decade

Lional is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 100 have been recorded since 1919.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lional has been recorded 100 times among boys since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1985.

  • #17,426 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 100 born since 1919
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lional ranks #17,426 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 100 born since 1919, peaking in the 1980s.

#17,426 of 45,481
all-time among boys
100
born since 1919
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lional's 100 recorded births place it above 61.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lional's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Lional splits its recorded history at 1964: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Lional popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1985

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1959)
8
Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
456789 1919195119611968198119841985 5

Lional by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (36 births, 36% of the file).

1980s was Lional's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Lional births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 36 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lional? ▼
Lional has been given to 100 babies in the U.S. since 1919, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,426 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1985. 8 babies were born in 1959, its single highest year.
Where does Lional sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lional ranks #17,426 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lional most popular? ▼
Lional was most popular in the 1980s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Lional been used? ▼
Lional has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 67 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Lional? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lionel, Lionell, Lior, Lion, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Lional

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lional

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Two nationwide peer axes for Lional: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1919–1985 (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 Lional 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.