Lyonel is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2012 and remains in steady use.
Lyonel is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,175 for boy births in the United States (and #27,086 across all names), given to 5 babies. Lyonel first appears in 1925 and peaked in 2012 (11 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #13,175 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #11,824 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #8,046 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #11,751 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #9,361 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #11,452 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | #8,620 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #8,575 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #10,367 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #13,445 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #7,358 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #9,302 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #13,313 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #7,359 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #11,732 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #9,545 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #10,600 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #9,565 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #7,456 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #7,735 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #6,931 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #7,683 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #4,699 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #5,521 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #4,814 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #4,749 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #4,851 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #4,367 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #6,669 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #5,511 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #4,338 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,461 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #4,224 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #4,512 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #4,433 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #3,867 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | #4,014 |