Lionell · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

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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 102 recorded years as a table

Lionell, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1915	9
1917	5
1918	6
1920	8
1921	5
1922	6
1924	8
1925	7
1927	5
1928	5
1929	11
1930	8
1931	9
1932	7
1933	8
1934	8
1935	6
1936	6
1937	12
1938	11
1939	5
1940	10
1941	5
1942	9
1943	9
1944	12
1945	11
1946	11
1947	10
1948	15
1949	19
1950	17
1951	17
1952	17
1953	10
1954	12
1955	16
1956	13
1957	16
1958	12
1959	12
1960	17
1961	13
1962	12
1963	13
1964	17
1965	8
1966	15
1967	13
1968	7
1969	14
1970	10
1971	12
1972	10
1973	19
1974	15
1975	10
1976	15
1977	7
1978	13
1979	10
1980	16
1981	12
1982	14
1983	13
1984	18
1985	10
1986	10
1987	17
1988	11
1989	12
1990	6
1991	10
1992	5
1993	5
1994	6
1995	4
1996	4
1997	5
1998	7
1999	7
2000	5
2001	5
2002	3
2003	6
2004	7
2005	6
2006	2
2007	3
2008	3
2009	7
2010	3
2011	5
2012	3
2013	6
2014	5
2015	4
2016	5
2018	4
2019	4
2024	3
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Lionell isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 7
Rank in 2025: #9,714
How rare: 1 in 244,010 boys
Since 1915: 1,613

Most popular in 1949, at 19 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 2% per million boys born.

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