Gender
Origin
- Spanish
- Young lion.
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Leonel
Pronunciation
le(o)-nel
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #318, 1,079 births); most recent 2025 (rank #350, 942 births)
- Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #13435, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 942 | – |
| 2024 | 1,079 | – |
| 2023 | 1,074 | – |
| 2022 | 1,031 | – |
| 2021 | 867 | – |
| 2020 | 929 | – |
| 2019 | 972 | – |
| 2018 | 923 | – |
| 2017 | 903 | – |
| 2016 | 891 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1462, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2658, 8 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #1415, 23 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1895, 14 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2015 | 18 |
| 2014 | 19 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence