Leonel
Leonel is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Leonel Altobelli, Argentine footballer Leonel Álvarez, former Colombian football defensive midfielder Leonel Bastos or Lionel Bastos, singer, songwriter and music producer Leonel Beaudoin or Léonel Beaudoin (1924–2021), Canadian politician and insurance agent Leonel Brizola (1922–2004), Brazilian politician Leonel Campos, baseball…
Meaning & Origin of Leonel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leonel is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Leonel Altobelli, Argentine footballer Leonel Álvarez, former Colombian football defensive midfielder Leonel Bastos or Lionel Bastos, singer, songwriter and music producer Leonel Beaudoin or Léonel Beaudoin (1924–2021), Canadian politician and insurance agent Leonel Brizola (1922–2004), Brazilian politician Leonel Campos, baseball…
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The Story of Leonel
Leonel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1910, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 1,135 Leonels were born — ranking #296 that year. As of 2026, Leonel ranks #296 for baby boys with 1,135 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). In total, more than 28K Leonels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Leonel
Leonel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 28K births in the dataset. Leonel's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #296. Use the chart and map above to compare Leonel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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