Boy name Latin origin

Lionel

LY-uh-nuhl · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Young lion
Language
Latin
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
Latin · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#561
2024 births528
Peak year2023
First appeared1880
Total US births33,366
2023 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Leo
Alternate spellings
LeonelLyonel
In other languages
LeonelloLionello

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