Lionel is a boy's name of English origin meaning “lion.” In 2024 it was given to 528 boys in the United States.
Lionel belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “lion” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Lionel first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #295 in 1933, and in 2024 528 babies received the name — 33,366 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Lionel means “lion” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Lionel is a boy name. In 2024, 528 babies received the name in the US.
Lionel comes from the English & American tradition.
Lionel first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #295 in 1933, and 528 babies were given the name in 2024.
Lionel is pronounced /ˈlaɪənl/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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