Total births
257
Boys' name · since 1925
Lyonel
257 babies named Lyonel in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11087
- among boys today
- 257
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 22%
- more common than other boys
257 babies have been named Lyonel since 1925, making it today's #11087 boys' name.
Lyonel has 257 recorded births among boys since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11087 as of the latest data, more common than 22% 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 1925 to 2025.
- #11087 among boys today
- 257 born since 1925
- 2010s peak decade
- 22% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Lyonel is currently the #11087 boys' name in America, more common than 22% of boys - 257 born since 1925, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11087
- among boys today
- 257
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 22%
- more common than other boys
Lyonel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11087
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 22% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
28% of everyone ever named Lyonel was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
11 babies were named Lyonel in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
How Lyonel compares
257 43th percentile among 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
Lyonel's all-time total is 30% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lyonel | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 257 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 23 | 22,252 |
Lyonel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lyonel's full recorded timeline at 1994, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lyonel at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2012
Current rank
#11,087
Active since
1925
Lyonel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Lyonel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Lyonel's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Lyonel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 71 births (28% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lyonel? ▼
Lyonel has been given to 257 babies in the U.S. since 1925, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #11087 as of the latest data. 11 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
When was Lyonel most popular? ▼
Lyonel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Lyonel been used? ▼
Lyonel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 101 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Lyonel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lyon, Lyons, Lyor. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Lyonel's data
- Lyonel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (71 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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.
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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, 1925–2025 (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. "Lyonel: #11087 Boys' Name - 257 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lyonel. 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 Lyonel 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.