Lionel
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Lionel means “little lion,” “young lion,” or “lion cub.” Notable bearers include actor Lionel Barrymore and jazz musician Lionel Hampton. Lionel Wafer left Wales for a life at sea as a pirate surgeon.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Lionel in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Lionel against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Lionel is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Lionel in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 419 boys were named Lionel, making it the #659 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 33,789 boys have been named Lionel, with the most (609) in 2023. It is most common, relative to births, in Oregon, Nevada and California.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Lionel
There are 3 towns and villages with Lionel in their name, in 3 countries.
🇦🇺 Australia 1🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1🇯🇲 Jamaica 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Lionel Town | Clarendon, 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 5,362 | Map |
| Lionel | Western Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | – | Map |
| Lionel | Scotland, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Lionel
There are 22 lakes and reservoirs with Lionel in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 21🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Lac Lionel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lionel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lionel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lionel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lionel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lionel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lionel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lionel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lionel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lionel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Lionel
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Lionel.
Lionel Bender
Lionel Blair
Lionel C. McGarr
Lionel Cooper
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Fictional characters named Lionel
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Lionel as a pet name
FurryName has found 44 dogs named Lionel in public pet registers, making it the #2,435 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Cambridge (4), Laval (2), Basel (1). Lionel as a dog name →
FurryName has found 11 cats named Lionel in public pet registers, making it the #761 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (6), Golden Plains Shire (1), Laval (1). Lionel as a cat name →
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