Is Lionell a boy or girl name?

Lionell is a boy’s name. Of the 1,613 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Lionell

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Lionell was most popular in 1960, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,057 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,613 people named Lionell.

Lionell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lionell’s peak in 1960. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lionell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lionell is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,613 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lionell

Where Lionell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Louisiana 40.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org