Lionel

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Arthurian Legend	Boy	Young lion / Cousin of Lancelot
Anglo-Norman	Boy	Young lion
Jamaican	Boy	Little lion
Old French	Boy	young lion

Fun Facts about the name Lionel

Backwards

Lenoil

Scrabble Score

6 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "The whelp of a lioness; a young lion."

Similar & Rhyming Names

GunnelCornelFennelDanelAnel

Popularity of Lionel

Popularity Analysis

The name Lionel first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1933 when it reached rank #294. As of 2024, it ranked #561.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	561	Male	0.0286%
2023	496	Male	0.0330%
2022	626	Male	0.0239%
2021	662	Male	0.0219%
2020	660	Male	0.0215%
2019	630	Male	0.0223%
2018	635	Male	0.0215%
2017	594	Male	0.0232%
2016	579	Male	0.0236%
2015	644	Male	0.0199%
2014	661	Male	0.0190%
2013	736	Male	0.0157%
2012	808	Male	0.0136%
2011	791	Male	0.0139%
2010	904	Male	0.0111%
2001	991	Male	0.0075%
1998	915	Male	0.0077%
1996	974	Male	0.0065%
1995	823	Male	0.0084%
1994	848	Male	0.0079%
1993	726	Male	0.0099%
1992	747	Male	0.0091%
1991	710	Male	0.0096%
1990	665	Male	0.0107%
1989	601	Male	0.0127%
1988	589	Male	0.0125%
1987	508	Male	0.0159%
1986	486	Male	0.0170%
1985	428	Male	0.0209%
1984	386	Male	0.0236%
1983	395	Male	0.0226%
1982	455	Male	0.0187%
1981	494	Male	0.0155%
1980	483	Male	0.0165%
1979	549	Male	0.0136%
1978	521	Male	0.0146%
1977	531	Male	0.0147%
1976	486	Male	0.0163%
1975	503	Male	0.0155%
1974	553	Male	0.0129%
1973	505	Male	0.0148%
1972	542	Male	0.0128%
1971	503	Male	0.0144%
1970	522	Male	0.0125%
1969	455	Male	0.0155%
1968	465	Male	0.0150%
1967	443	Male	0.0164%
1966	451	Male	0.0161%
1965	455	Male	0.0153%
1964	421	Male	0.0182%
1963	412	Male	0.0185%
1962	401	Male	0.0194%
1961	389	Male	0.0195%
1960	366	Male	0.0214%
1959	389	Male	0.0191%
1958	413	Male	0.0168%
1957	425	Male	0.0153%
1956	365	Male	0.0191%
1955	405	Male	0.0156%
1954	377	Male	0.0172%
1953	351	Male	0.0196%
1952	372	Male	0.0170%
1951	370	Male	0.0178%
1950	354	Male	0.0200%
1949	370	Male	0.0187%
1948	368	Male	0.0191%
1947	371	Male	0.0188%
1946	360	Male	0.0199%
1945	346	Male	0.0222%
1944	343	Male	0.0219%
1943	364	Male	0.0195%
1942	364	Male	0.0196%
1941	343	Male	0.0228%
1940	351	Male	0.0219%
1939	333	Male	0.0245%
1938	334	Male	0.0247%
1937	345	Male	0.0226%
1936	314	Male	0.0274%
1935	325	Male	0.0265%
1934	297	Male	0.0315%
1933	294	Male	0.0315%
1932	309	Male	0.0291%
1931	321	Male	0.0271%
1930	330	Male	0.0249%
1929	345	Male	0.0239%
1928	326	Male	0.0261%
1927	322	Male	0.0274%
1926	340	Male	0.0257%
1925	326	Male	0.0269%
1924	324	Male	0.0275%
1923	320	Male	0.0291%
1922	338	Male	0.0267%
1921	319	Male	0.0293%
1920	362	Male	0.0248%
1919	361	Male	0.0250%
1918	356	Male	0.0254%
1917	350	Male	0.0266%
1916	385	Male	0.0222%
1915	359	Male	0.0254%
1914	364	Male	0.0247%
1913	368	Male	0.0241%
1912	346	Male	0.0264%
1911	314	Male	0.0307%
1910	489	Male	0.0158%
1909	430	Male	0.0192%
1908	445	Male	0.0180%
1907	425	Male	0.0189%
1906	428	Male	0.0187%
1905	443	Male	0.0175%
1904	483	Male	0.0144%
1903	355	Male	0.0232%
1902	498	Male	0.0143%
1901	431	Male	0.0173%
1900	451	Male	0.0160%
1899	447	Male	0.0156%
1898	446	Male	0.0159%
1897	448	Male	0.0156%
1896	453	Male	0.0155%
1895	466	Male	0.0150%
1894	431	Male	0.0160%
1893	425	Male	0.0157%
1892	776	Male	0.0068%
1891	438	Male	0.0156%
1890	523	Male	0.0117%
1889	703	Male	0.0076%
1888	733	Male	0.0069%
1887	502	Male	0.0119%
1886	588	Male	0.0092%
1884	925	Male	0.0049%
1883	770	Male	0.0062%
1880	718	Male	0.0068%

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