Lionell is a rare variant of Lionel that peaked in 1960 and has since faded.
Lionell is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,275 for boy births in the United States (and #21,170 across all names), given to 7 babies. Lionell was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1960 (36 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #10,275 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #13,455 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #9,406 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #10,319 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | #8,556 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #9,237 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #7,912 |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | #7,351 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #11,691 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #8,510 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #11,636 |
| 2009 | 14 | 14 | #6,303 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #10,589 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #10,454 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #13,227 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #6,917 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #5,677 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #6,105 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #10,159 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #6,759 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #7,181 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | #4,923 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #5,070 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #6,410 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #7,648 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #7,478 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | #4,993 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #6,041 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #5,941 |
| 1991 | 21 | — | #3,068 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #4,310 |
| 1989 | 25 | — | #2,581 |
| 1988 | 21 | — | #2,736 |
| 1987 | 32 | — | #1,963 |
| 1986 | 19 | — | #2,744 |
| 1985 | 19 | — | #2,657 |
| 1984 | 32 | — | #1,784 |
| 1983 | 24 | — | #2,182 |
| 1982 | 26 | — | #2,088 |
| 1981 | 22 | — | #2,301 |
| 1980 | 28 | — | #1,989 |
| 1979 | 17 | — | #2,728 |
| 1978 | 22 | — | #2,170 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #3,505 |
| 1976 | 24 | — | #2,033 |
| 1975 | 16 | — | #2,599 |
| 1974 | 23 | — | #1,959 |
| 1973 | 29 | — | #1,633 |
| 1972 | 17 | — | #2,299 |
| 1971 | 21 | — | #2,026 |
| 1970 | 19 | — | #2,100 |
| 1969 | 25 | — | #1,663 |
| 1968 | 13 | — | #2,403 |
| 1967 | 22 | — | #1,691 |
| 1966 | 27 | — | #1,496 |
| 1965 | 14 | — | #2,228 |
| 1964 | 33 | — | #1,378 |
| 1963 | 26 | — | #1,569 |
| 1962 | 25 | — | #1,608 |
| 1961 | 28 | — | #1,540 |
| 1960 | 36 | — | #1,331 |
| 1959 | 26 | — | #1,577 |
| 1958 | 25 | — | #1,575 |
| 1957 | 35 | — | #1,337 |
| 1956 | 28 | — | #1,500 |
| 1955 | 32 | — | #1,359 |
| 1954 | 24 | — | #1,581 |
| 1953 | 20 | — | #1,751 |
| 1952 | 34 | — | #1,287 |
| 1951 | 32 | — | #1,321 |
| 1950 | 30 | — | #1,332 |
| 1949 | 34 | — | #1,243 |
| 1948 | 26 | — | #1,448 |
| 1947 | 19 | — | #1,764 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | #1,728 |
| 1945 | 15 | — | #1,829 |
| 1944 | 17 | — | #1,711 |
| 1943 | 13 | — | #2,131 |
| 1942 | 13 | — | #2,107 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #3,353 |
| 1940 | 12 | — | #2,141 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | #3,329 |
| 1938 | 12 | — | #2,141 |
| 1937 | 13 | — | #2,050 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,383 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #3,486 |
| 1934 | 8 | — | #2,863 |
| 1933 | 8 | — | #2,888 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,250 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | #2,788 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | #2,912 |
| 1929 | 12 | — | #2,402 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | #3,962 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,010 |
| 1925 | 8 | — | #3,290 |
| 1924 | 9 | — | #3,152 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #4,118 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #4,705 |
| 1920 | 8 | — | #3,380 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | #3,979 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #4,323 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | #2,961 |