Is Lionel a boy or girl name?
Lionel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 528 boys were named Lionel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 33,410 US babies named Lionel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #561
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lionel since 1880
- 33,410
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 607 babies
Boys and girls named Lionel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 73 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 176 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 261 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,726 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 3,046 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1930s | 2,915 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1940s | 3,067 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 3,632 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1960s | 3,466 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 2,426 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 3,369 | 29 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 1,704 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,440 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 3,674 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,391 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 528 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 607 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 448 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 410 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 398 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 428 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 418 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 458 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 475 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 405 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 388 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 317 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 275 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 282 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 228 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 173 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 161 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 151 | #1,174 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 137 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 144 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 122 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 128 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 122 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 154 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 148 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 136 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 157 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 121 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 130 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 169 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 160 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 204 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 191 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 205 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 231 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 265 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 251 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 310 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 327 | #485 | 5 | #11,978 |
| 1985 | 401 | #428 | 5 | #11,690 |
| 1984 | 443 | #387 | 5 | #11,401 |
| 1983 | 421 | #395 | 5 | #11,229 |
| 1982 | 354 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 293 | #488 | 9 | #7,120 |
| 1980 | 304 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 243 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 249 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 251 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 266 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 252 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 212 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 239 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 215 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 260 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 239 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 283 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 266 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 292 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 292 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 290 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 368 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 383 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 404 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 421 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 467 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 414 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 362 | #412 | 5 | #6,610 |
| 1957 | 336 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 410 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 323 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 359 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 385 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 340 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 340 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 363 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 336 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 339 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 349 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 329 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 306 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 303 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 284 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 274 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 287 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 260 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 277 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 280 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 247 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 291 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 281 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 336 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 321 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 311 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 290 | #321 | 5 | #4,708 |
| 1930 | 281 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 265 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 297 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 319 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 294 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 309 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 325 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 329 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 302 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 334 | #319 | 5 | #5,552 |
| 1920 | 272 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 253 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 266 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 255 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 205 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 224 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 168 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 129 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 119 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 74 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 33 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 34 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 30 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 30 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 27 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 25 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 20 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 30 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 19 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 20 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 26 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 18 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 21 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 19 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 20 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 19 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 20 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 19 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 9 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 17 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 14 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 9 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 9 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 13 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 11 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 8 | #718 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lionel reached #295 in 1933. As a girl name, it reached #4,708 in 1931. 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 Lionel
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.