Linnell is a very rare variant of Lionel that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.
Linnell is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1995. Linnell first appears in 1911 and peaked in 1948 (9 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5 | — | #14,776 | — |
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #8,961 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | — | #5,187 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #7,017 | — |
| 1968 | 6 | — | — | #3,963 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | — | #3,524 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #6,605 | — |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,635 | — |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #6,338 | — |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #4,148 | — |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #6,150 | — |
| 1952 | 13 | — | #5,252 | #3,264 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | — | #4,037 |
| 1950 | 11 | — | #5,752 | #3,537 |
| 1949 | 14 | — | #4,084 | #3,550 |
| 1948 | 15 | — | #3,755 | #3,530 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #4,580 | — |
| 1946 | 5 | — | — | #3,807 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #5,057 | — |
| 1911 | 5 | — | #2,687 | — |