Leonel is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Leonel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #350 for boy births in the United States (and #689 across all names), given to 942 babies — 947 including U.S. territories. Leonel first appears in 1910 and peaked in 2024 (1,084 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 942 | 947 | — | #350 |
| 2024 | 1,084 | 1,090 | — | #317 |
| 2023 | 1,075 | 1,082 | — | #308 |
| 2022 | 1,032 | 1,041 | — | #327 |
| 2021 | 868 | 868 | — | #375 |
| 2020 | 929 | 941 | — | #345 |
| 2019 | 972 | 980 | — | #346 |
| 2018 | 923 | 932 | — | #358 |
| 2017 | 903 | 912 | — | #365 |
| 2016 | 891 | 899 | — | #373 |
| 2015 | 821 | 830 | — | #389 |
| 2014 | 709 | 719 | — | #430 |
| 2013 | 606 | 621 | — | #463 |
| 2012 | 618 | 630 | — | #445 |
| 2011 | 581 | 593 | — | #461 |
| 2010 | 594 | 606 | — | #451 |
| 2009 | 578 | 584 | — | #473 |
| 2008 | 572 | 587 | — | #484 |
| 2007 | 556 | 567 | — | #484 |
| 2006 | 578 | 600 | — | #467 |
| 2005 | 633 | 652 | — | #422 |
| 2004 | 535 | 554 | — | #471 |
| 2003 | 447 | 458 | — | #525 |
| 2002 | 407 | 427 | — | #545 |
| 2001 | 410 | 425 | — | #535 |
| 2000 | 423 | 441 | — | #524 |
| 1999 | 373 | 391 | — | #544 |
| 1998 | 351 | 375 | — | #562 |
| 1997 | 303 | — | — | #591 |
| 1996 | 325 | — | — | #563 |
| 1995 | 301 | — | — | #593 |
| 1994 | 320 | — | — | #577 |
| 1993 | 330 | — | #14,762 | #568 |
| 1992 | 320 | — | — | #571 |
| 1991 | 307 | — | — | #576 |
| 1990 | 266 | — | — | #620 |
| 1989 | 254 | — | — | #622 |
| 1988 | 221 | — | — | #642 |
| 1987 | 203 | — | — | #643 |
| 1986 | 206 | — | — | #624 |
| 1985 | 183 | — | — | #647 |
| 1984 | 168 | — | — | #670 |
| 1983 | 148 | — | — | #705 |
| 1982 | 177 | — | — | #655 |
| 1981 | 171 | — | — | #656 |
| 1980 | 155 | — | — | #699 |
| 1979 | 139 | — | — | #735 |
| 1978 | 129 | — | — | #747 |
| 1977 | 98 | — | — | #862 |
| 1976 | 117 | — | — | #772 |
| 1975 | 122 | — | — | #755 |
| 1974 | 102 | — | — | #794 |
| 1973 | 104 | — | — | #781 |
| 1972 | 87 | — | — | #864 |
| 1971 | 95 | — | — | #832 |
| 1970 | 90 | — | — | #852 |
| 1969 | 71 | — | — | #907 |
| 1968 | 65 | — | — | #894 |
| 1967 | 69 | — | — | #865 |
| 1966 | 63 | — | — | #923 |
| 1965 | 70 | — | — | #878 |
| 1964 | 75 | — | — | #888 |
| 1963 | 58 | — | — | #997 |
| 1962 | 48 | — | — | #1,114 |
| 1961 | 50 | — | — | #1,112 |
| 1960 | 64 | — | — | #948 |
| 1959 | 50 | — | — | #1,094 |
| 1958 | 61 | — | — | #974 |
| 1957 | 54 | — | — | #1,036 |
| 1956 | 44 | — | — | #1,150 |
| 1955 | 51 | — | — | #1,057 |
| 1954 | 44 | — | — | #1,130 |
| 1953 | 39 | — | — | #1,204 |
| 1952 | 46 | — | — | #1,073 |
| 1951 | 37 | — | — | #1,209 |
| 1950 | 50 | — | — | #984 |
| 1949 | 59 | — | — | #901 |
| 1948 | 35 | — | — | #1,225 |
| 1947 | 55 | — | — | #965 |
| 1946 | 36 | — | — | #1,171 |
| 1945 | 34 | — | — | #1,137 |
| 1944 | 34 | — | — | #1,147 |
| 1943 | 32 | — | — | #1,234 |
| 1942 | 42 | — | — | #1,045 |
| 1941 | 36 | — | — | #1,099 |
| 1940 | 27 | — | — | #1,300 |
| 1939 | 46 | — | — | #924 |
| 1938 | 26 | — | — | #1,325 |
| 1937 | 36 | — | — | #1,085 |
| 1936 | 31 | — | — | #1,197 |
| 1935 | 31 | — | — | #1,216 |
| 1934 | 37 | — | — | #1,085 |
| 1933 | 23 | — | — | #1,435 |
| 1932 | 25 | — | — | #1,408 |
| 1931 | 32 | — | — | #1,232 |
| 1930 | 37 | — | — | #1,165 |
| 1929 | 31 | — | — | #1,284 |
| 1928 | 20 | — | — | #1,738 |
| 1927 | 32 | — | — | #1,315 |
| 1926 | 26 | — | — | #1,450 |
| 1925 | 23 | — | — | #1,609 |
| 1924 | 31 | — | — | #1,346 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | — | #2,397 |
| 1922 | 36 | — | — | #1,212 |
| 1921 | 26 | — | — | #1,496 |
| 1920 | 28 | — | — | #1,407 |
| 1919 | 20 | — | — | #1,733 |
| 1918 | 21 | — | — | #1,684 |
| 1917 | 10 | — | — | #2,648 |
| 1916 | 19 | — | — | #1,672 |
| 1915 | 23 | — | — | #1,438 |
| 1914 | 16 | — | — | #1,584 |
| 1913 | 11 | — | — | #1,752 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,651 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,742 |