How Many People Are Named Leonel?
An estimated 24,699 people in the United States have the first name Leonel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Leonel peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,079 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leonel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Leonel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
24,699
About 1 in 13,877 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,079 births
Total Registered
26,121
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leonel
Leonel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 26,121 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Leonel as a male name
Ranked #319 in 2024
1,079 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,079 births)
Leonel as a female name
Ranked #14,761 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1993 (5 births)
Leonel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leonel span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 7,618 babies were registered. While Leonel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Leonel by Decade
How has Leonel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Leonel by State
Birth registrations for Leonel span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Kentucky, Nebraska, Louisiana. On average, about 625 Leonels were registered per state.
Leonel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leonel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leonel
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leonel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leonel?
We estimate approximately 24,699 people named Leonel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 13,877 Americans share this first name.
Is Leonel a common name?
Leonel is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26,121 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leonel most popular?
Leonel reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,079 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leonel is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leonel a male name?
Leonel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leonel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leonel Smith, Leonel Johnson, Leonel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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