Leonel
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning little lion; variant of Lionel.
How Leonel has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #389 |
| 2016 | #373 |
| 2017 | #365 |
| 2018 | #357 |
| 2019 | #345 |
| 2020 | #344 |
| 2021 | #374 |
| 2022 | #327 |
| 2023 | #307 |
| 2024 | #319 |
| 2025 | #350 |
Leonel by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Leonel. In the US, 898 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 3,400 American boys born that year was called Leonel.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leonel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lionellittle lion456 in the US (2017)
- Leonelion; a form of Leo or Leona4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leonelllion; an elaborated form of Leon11 in the US (2017)
- Lyonelyoung lion; a form of Lionel7 in the US (2017)
- Leonnellion; a form of Lionel6 in the US (2017)
- Lemueldevoted to god27 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Leonel
Names that are said the same way as Leonel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Leniel5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a lion
Like Leonel, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Leonel
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