Masculine dossier · first seen 1915

Lionell

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Lionell
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1960

Peak era

1960

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1915Peak 19602024

Peak year

1960

Decline from peak

86.1%

2024

All-time

1,606

Lionell is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1960, when 36 boys were named Lionell.

In 2024, only 5 boys were given the name.

Down 86.1% from its peak.

All told, about 1,606 Americans have been named Lionell and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1915.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1960

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