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Lionell

#3,576 most common boys' name of all time · #8,727 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1915–2025

Rank among boys
#3,576
Rank overall
#8,727 of 105,966
First appeared
1915
Years on the list
102 of 146
All-time
1,613
Since 2016
36
Peak year
1960 #1,335
Best rank
#1,246 1949
Girls Boys peak 36/yr
192019401960198020002020

Lionell first appears in 1915. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 7 7 #9,795
2024 5 5 #12,493
2019 8 8 #8,975
2018 7 7 #9,770
2016 9 9 #8,217
2015 8 8 #8,841
2014 10 10 #7,627
2013 11 11 #7,079
2012 6 6 #10,905
2011 9 9 #8,150
2010 6 6 #10,896
2009 14 14 #6,136
2008 7 7 #9,981
2007 7 7 #9,906
2006 5 5 #12,216
2005 11 11 #6,700
2004 14 14 #5,548
2003 12 12 #5,930
2002 6 6 #9,514
2001 10 10 #6,514
2000 9 9 #6,919
1999 14 14 #4,811
1998 13 13 #4,921
1997 9 9 #6,187
1996 7 7 #7,247
1995 7 7 #7,101
1994 12 12 #4,868
1993 9 9 #5,844
1992 9 9 #5,736
1991 21 21 #3,015
1990 13 13 #4,226
1989 25 25 #2,572
1988 21 21 #2,703
1987 32 32 #1,951
1986 19 19 #2,713
1985 19 19 #2,628
1984 32 32 #1,776
1983 24 24 #2,171
1982 26 26 #2,079
1981 22 22 #2,293
1980 28 28 #1,982
1979 17 17 #2,710
1978 22 22 #2,167
1977 11 11 #3,468
1976 24 24 #2,022
1975 16 16 #2,582
1974 23 23 #1,959
1973 29 29 #1,629
1972 17 17 #2,282
1971 21 21 #2,023
1970 19 19 #2,085
1969 25 25 #1,668
1968 13 13 #2,382
1967 22 22 #1,690
1966 27 27 #1,504
1965 14 14 #2,233
1964 33 33 #1,381
1963 26 26 #1,569
1962 25 25 #1,616
1961 28 28 #1,546
1960 36 36 #1,335
1959 26 26 #1,578
1958 25 25 #1,582
1957 35 35 #1,344
1956 28 28 #1,504
1955 32 32 #1,364
1954 24 24 #1,584
1953 20 20 #1,755
1952 34 34 #1,292
1951 32 32 #1,324
1950 30 30 #1,332
1949 34 34 #1,246
1948 26 26 #1,453
1947 19 19 #1,777
1946 18 18 #1,753
1945 15 15 #1,841
1944 17 17 #1,731
1943 13 13 #2,164
1942 13 13 #2,126
1941 6 6 #3,375
1940 12 12 #2,168
1939 6 6 #3,354
1938 12 12 #2,171
1937 13 13 #2,080
1936 6 6 #3,413
1935 6 6 #3,514
1934 8 8 #2,927
1933 8 8 #2,948
1932 7 7 #3,289
1931 9 9 #2,828
1930 9 9 #2,982
1929 12 12 #2,428
1928 6 6 #3,956
1927 6 6 #4,030
1925 8 8 #3,331
1924 9 9 #3,204
1922 6 6 #4,107
1921 5 5 #4,607
1920 8 8 #3,400
1918 6 6 #3,990
1917 5 5 #4,294
1915 8 8 #3,061