Leonell

A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning lion; an elaborated form of Leon.

Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Leonell by the numbers

Leonell was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Other names that come from Leon

Like Leonell, each of these traces back to Leon: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Levonwhite or lion; a form of Leon114 in the US (2017)
  • Leonilion; a form of Leon11 in the US (2017)
  • Deleonof the lion; from Leon10 in the US (2017)
  • Leondralion woman; a feminine form of Leon5 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leonell. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Leonellittle lion; variant of Lionel898 in the US (2017)
  • Lionellittle lion456 in the US (2017)
  • Lowellyoung wolf; wolf-like36 in the US (2017)
  • Leonelion; a form of Leo or Leona4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lovelllittle wolf; wolf cub15 in the US (2017)
  • Lyonelyoung lion; a form of Lionel7 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Leonell

Names that are said the same way as Leonell, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Leonnellion; a form of Lionel6 in the US (2017)
  • Leniel5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a lion

Like Leonell, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Ariamelody, air; lioness7,160 in the US (2017)
  • Leolion3,278 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Leonardobrave lion; from Germanic elements4,113 in the US (2017)
  • Ariellion of god2,655 in the US (2017)
  • Leonlion526 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Arilion; my lion1,122 in the US (2017)

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