Meaning: Its source is a Latin expression meaning "Lion."

Popularity: The name Leonel ranked 525th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 742nd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.