Given name
Lonnell
“resembling a young lion”
Lonnell is a variant of Lionel. One Latin interpretation is “resembling a young lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lonnell is a variant of Lionel. One Latin interpretation is “resembling a young lion.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lonnell is a variant of Lionel. An origin associated with Lionel is Old French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1927. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lonnell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,115
- 1,115 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 33 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 729 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lonnell’s family of names
Lonnell has a related form in Lionel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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