Lionel · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 145 recorded years as a table

Lionel, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	72
1882	44
1883	67
1884	52
1885	46
1886	99
1887	128
1888	74
1889	81
1890	126
1891	168
1892	74
1893	169
1894	173
1895	162
1896	167
1897	169
1898	171
1899	169
1900	173
1901	188
1902	155
1903	252
1904	156
1905	189
1906	203
1907	204
1908	194
1909	207
1910	170
1911	327
1912	277
1913	252
1914	257
1915	264
1916	230
1917	276
1918	262
1919	258
1920	256
1921	303
1922	278
1923	300
1924	287
1925	277
1926	265
1927	283
1928	268
1929	246
1930	256
1931	279
1932	298
1933	324
1934	325
1935	270
1936	281
1937	232
1938	252
1939	250
1940	224
1941	234
1942	198
1943	199
1944	222
1945	227
1946	203
1947	191
1948	193
1949	189
1950	203
1951	181
1952	175
1953	195
1954	176
1955	157
1956	194
1957	156
1958	170
1959	195
1960	219
1961	198
1962	196
1963	188
1964	185
1965	156
1966	164
1967	167
1968	153
1969	158
1970	129
1971	147
1972	133
1973	153
1974	135
1975	161
1976	170
1977	153
1978	152
1979	141
1980	170
1981	164
1982	195
1983	234
1984	245
1985	217
1986	178
1987	166
1988	131
1989	132
1990	112
1991	101
1992	96
1993	104
1994	83
1995	89
1996	69
1997	64
1998	82
1999	71
2000	75
2001	79
2002	63
2003	65
2004	61
2005	72
2006	67
2007	73
2008	79
2009	87
2010	119
2011	148
2012	145
2013	168
2014	202
2015	211
2016	250
2017	247
2018	230
2019	239
2020	231
2021	234
2022	258
2023	356
2024	307
2025	245

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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Arizona 2.0×
Oregon 1.9×
California 1.9×
Illinois 1.8×
Texas 1.7×

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More like it

More like Lionel

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 419
Rank in 2025: #659
How rare: 1 in 4,076 boys
Since 1880: 33,789

Most popular in 2023, at 356 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 16% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Arizona	2.0×	60
Oregon	1.9×	26
California	1.9×	301
Illinois	1.8×	82
Texas	1.7×	270

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.