How Many People Are Named Lyonel?
An estimated 235 people in the United States have the first name Lyonel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Lyonel peaked in popularity in 2012 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lyonel 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 Lyonel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
235
About 1 in 1,458,529 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2012
11 births
Total Registered
252
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lyonel
Lyonel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 252 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lyonel as a male name
Ranked #11,777 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (11 births)
Lyonel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lyonel span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 71 babies were registered. While Lyonel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lyonel by Decade
How has Lyonel 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.
Lyonel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lyonel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lyonel
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Lyonel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lyonel?
We estimate approximately 235 people named Lyonel 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 1,458,529 Americans share this first name.
Is Lyonel a common name?
Lyonel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 252 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lyonel most popular?
Lyonel reached peak popularity in 2012, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lyonel is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lyonel a male name?
Lyonel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lyonel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lyonel Smith, Lyonel Johnson, Lyonel 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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