Is Leonel a boy or girl name?
Leonel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,079 boys were named Leonel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 26,121 US babies named Leonel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #319
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Leonel since 1910
- 26,121
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,079 babies
Boys and girls named Leonel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 131 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 266 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 324 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 390 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 476 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 632 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,083 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,886 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 3,191 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 5,139 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 7,618 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 4,980 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,079 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,074 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,031 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 867 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 929 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 972 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 923 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 903 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 891 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 821 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 709 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 606 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 618 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 581 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 594 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 578 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 572 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 556 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 578 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 633 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 535 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 447 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 407 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 410 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 423 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 373 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 351 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 303 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 325 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 301 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 320 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 325 | #568 | 5 | #14,761 |
| 1992 | 320 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 307 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 266 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 254 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 221 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 204 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 205 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 183 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 168 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 148 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 177 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 171 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 155 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 139 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 129 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 98 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 117 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 122 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 102 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 104 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 87 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 95 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 90 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 71 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 65 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 69 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 63 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 70 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 75 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 57 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 48 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 50 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 64 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 50 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 61 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 54 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 44 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 51 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 44 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 39 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 46 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 37 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 50 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 59 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 35 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 55 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 36 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 34 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 34 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 32 | #1,234 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 42 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 36 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 46 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 26 | #1,326 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 36 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 31 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 31 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 37 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 23 | #1,435 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 25 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 32 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 37 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 31 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 20 | #1,738 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 32 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 26 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,609 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 31 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,397 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 36 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 26 | #1,496 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 28 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,733 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 21 | #1,684 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,648 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 19 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,651 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,742 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Leonel reached #308 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #14,761 in 1993. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Leonel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.