The baby name Leonel appears in baby name data for the United States from 1914 to 2024. It was most popular in 2016 with 1,072 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Leonel has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1918 | 10 |
| 1919 | 12 |
| 1920 | 14 |
| 1921 | 13 |
| 1922 | 24 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 21 |
| 1925 | 11 |
| 1926 | 13 |
| 1927 | 15 |
| 1928 | 7 |
| 1929 | 13 |
| 1930 | 16 |
| 1931 | 36 |
| 1940 | 21 |
| 1941 | 27 |
| 1942 | 29 |
| 1943 | 22 |
| 1944 | 27 |
| 1945 | 22 |
| 1946 | 31 |
| 1947 | 46 |
| 1948 | 27 |
| 1949 | 45 |
| 1955 | 117 |
| 1956 | 96 |
| 1957 | 78 |
| 1958 | 82 |
| 1959 | 66 |
| 1960 | 82 |
| 1962 | 56 |
| 1963 | 62 |
| 1964 | 104 |
| 1965 | 82 |
| 1966 | 70 |
| 1967 | 51 |
| 1968 | 64 |
| 1969 | 82 |
| 1970 | 66 |
| 1971 | 58 |
| 1972 | 57 |
| 1973 | 65 |
| 1974 | 57 |
| 1975 | 92 |
| 1976 | 73 |
| 1977 | 57 |
| 1978 | 100 |
| 1979 | 105 |
| 1980 | 111 |
| 1981 | 110 |
| 1982 | 131 |
| 1983 | 77 |
| 1984 | 94 |
| 1985 | 133 |
| 1986 | 122 |
| 1987 | 108 |
| 1988 | 119 |
| 1989 | 145 |
| 1990 | 151 |
| 1991 | 153 |
| 1992 | 211 |
| 1993 | 202 |
| 1994 | 185 |
| 1995 | 215 |
| 1996 | 190 |
| 1997 | 183 |
| 1998 | 207 |
| 1999 | 262 |
| 2000 | 304 |
| 2001 | 296 |
| 2002 | 248 |
| 2003 | 262 |
| 2004 | 342 |
| 2005 | 548 |
| 2006 | 518 |
| 2007 | 420 |
| 2008 | 437 |
| 2009 | 491 |
| 2010 | 510 |
| 2011 | 487 |
| 2012 | 644 |
| 2013 | 658 |
| 2014 | 636 |
| 2015 | 914 |
| 2016 | 1,072 |
| 2017 | 807 |
| 2018 | 863 |
| 2019 | 915 |
| 2020 | 559 |
| 2021 | 850 |
| 2022 | 891 |
| 2023 | 855 |
| 2024 | 949 |