Lesley

Given to 39,098 US babies since 1882

▼ Falling −39% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#4546

recorded as girls

507 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

girls 30

Peak year

1979

913 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

39,098

since 1882

Born a Lesley? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Lesley was most popular in 1979, when 913 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.57 per 1,000). In 2025, 30 babies were named Lesley, ranking #4546 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 39%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	30	4546	<5	—
2024	36	4039	<5	—
2023	29	4655	<5	—
2022	51	3171	<5	—
2021	40	3735	<5	—
2020	51	3091	<5	—
2019	51	3130	<5	—
2018	62	2744	<5	—
2017	52	3091	<5	—
2016	76	2426	8	8816
2015	96	2039	6	10644
2014	113	1804	<5	—
2013	120	1725	<5	—
2012	131	1639	<5	—
2011	175	1329	7	9600
2010	219	1122	7	9693
2009	223	1132	10	7692
2008	254	1030	5	12553
2007	353	813	7	9788
2006	371	743	12	6460
2005	382	715	8	8299
2004	451	610	9	7536
2003	452	603	12	5877
2002	471	563	11	6088
2001	509	523	9	6935
2000	658	429	17	4389
1999	682	408	21	3591
1998	695	394	15	4413
1997	626	415	15	4246
1996	591	431	15	4185
1995	276	740	10	5501
1994	288	719	20	3326
1993	314	688	22	3042
1992	354	635	19	3338
1991	372	606	30	2344
1990	440	540	26	2553
1989	394	566	27	2416
1988	480	472	23	2509
1987	472	463	24	2333
1986	520	421	40	1617
1985	565	401	26	2116
1984	606	378	41	1507
1983	734	318	42	1470
1982	833	296	40	1539
1981	870	282	60	1188
1980	928	269	53	1272
1979	913	267	42	1435
1978	842	275	46	1352
1977	848	281	82	937
1976	752	305	57	1123
1975	714	321	56	1127
1974	782	302	59	1073
1973	611	348	75	932
1972	641	345	65	1000
1971	850	313	71	965
1970	766	342	75	921
1969	714	334	66	944
1968	661	343	86	799
1967	689	335	99	739
1966	752	324	100	737
1965	744	330	95	759
1964	403	482	78	860
1963	350	519	88	807
1962	304	564	84	830
1961	276	606	76	874
1960	244	646	76	870
1959	305	558	101	756
1958	286	587	102	733
1957	397	474	83	831
1956	295	544	80	833
1955	333	506	69	893
1954	354	473	75	833
1953	297	504	70	858
1952	307	479	79	791
1951	297	478	86	749
1950	254	508	64	850
1949	249	518	81	764
1948	212	574	71	802
1947	215	582	71	822
1946	204	553	57	869
1945	129	642	48	927
1944	129	651	70	741
1943	95	795	68	797
1942	102	748	60	839
1941	56	975	47	925
1940	32	1313	57	830
1939	36	1221	43	954
1938	39	1159	40	1009
1937	36	1196	39	1016
1936	18	1801	31	1182
1935	28	1381	37	1057
1934	23	1556	42	982
1933	17	1906	35	1103
1932	5	4411	31	1216
1931	9	2972	25	1394
1930	8	3345	40	1093
1929	13	2437	41	1078
1928	5	4725	46	1019
1927	14	2433	51	982
1926	15	2351	36	1192
1925	14	2489	53	924
1924	7	4002	40	1133
1923	9	3350	45	1057
1922	6	4445	58	914
1921	14	2509	39	1140
1920	15	2357	50	975
1919	7	3817	41	1063
1918	11	2822	41	1062
1917	5	4594	36	1113
1916	12	2498	29	1240
1915	10	2688	27	1265
1914	5	3618	22	1260
1913	10	2034	22	1075
1912	<5	—	19	1059
1911	<5	—	11	1038
1910	5	2398	12	928
1909	<5	—	6	1277
1908	<5	—	11	825
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	7	1004
1905	<5	—	10	786
1904	<5	—	7	966
1903	<5	—	17	527
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	6	943
1900	<5	—	10	836
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	8	804
1897	<5	—	5	1057
1896	<5	—	5	1101
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	5	1437	<5	—
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	5	892
1882	<5	—	6	837