Lionell — #12434 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Lionell

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,606 babies named Lionell between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lionell currently holds the #12434 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lionell performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 286 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Lionell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 209 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Lionell in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lionell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,606 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.