Boys' name · since 1915
Lionell
Lionell has 1,613 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,769 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,787 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,613
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lionell currently ranks #9787 among boys' names in America, with 1,613 babies recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lionell has been recorded 1,613 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #9787 nationally and more common than 30% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #3,769 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,787 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,613 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lionell ranks #3,769 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,787 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,613 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,769 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,787 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,613
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lionell's 1,613 recorded births place it above 91.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Lionell compares
1,613 Top 25% higher than 75% of 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
Lionell's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lionell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,613 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lionell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lionell's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lionell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Lionell by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (286 births, 18% of the file).
1950s was Lionell's strongest decade.
286 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Lionell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 60
1920s
60 births
- 1930s 84
1930s
84 births
- 1940s
1940s
173 births
- 1950s
1950s
286 births
- 1960s
1960s
249 births
- 1970s
1970s
199 births
- 1980s
1980s
248 births
- 1990s 114
1990s
114 births
- 2000s 95
2000s
95 births
- 2010s 74
2010s
74 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 286 births (18% of all-time use).
How Lionell 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 Lionell's total volume
Lionell by state
Where Lionell concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 209 | 13.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 37 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #5 | California | | 6 | 0.4% |
209 of 1,613 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Lionell's data
- Lionell's decade-level peak was the 1950s (286 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Lionells (209 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lionell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Lionell 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.