Leslie

Given to 383,418 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −17% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#712
recorded as girls
#3513
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
425
girls 393 · boys 32
Peak year
1969
5,836 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
383,418
since 1880

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Leslie was most popular in 1969, when 5,836 babies recorded as girls got the name (3.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 393 babies were named Leslie, ranking #712 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1969 (girls) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Leslie was most popular in 1969, when 5,836 babies recorded as girls got the name (3.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 393 babies were named Leslie, ranking #712 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.012341880192019602000Peak 1969 (girls)

Leslie was most popular in 1969, when 5,836 babies recorded as girls got the name (3.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 393 babies were named Leslie, ranking #712 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 393 712 32 3513
2024 496 605 41 3001
2023 440 670 40 3055
2022 453 651 33 3464
2021 477 623 33 3427
2020 488 595 26 3918
2019 572 536 50 2582
2018 601 521 38 3055
2017 704 449 45 2715
2016 807 413 45 2689
2015 880 371 56 2328
2014 1,000 338 61 2205
2013 1,111 287 36 3060
2012 1,226 266 50 2488
2011 1,286 246 54 2346
2010 1,565 199 47 2579
2009 1,983 160 76 1889
2008 2,326 147 76 1899
2007 2,690 127 82 1781
2006 3,036 108 82 1713
2005 3,123 103 102 1442
2004 3,501 93 90 1491
2003 3,639 91 101 1348
2002 3,522 91 96 1372
2001 3,612 84 125 1123
2000 3,623 90 137 1048
1999 3,341 100 120 1106
1998 3,079 111 123 1068
1997 2,821 115 158 878
1996 2,664 118 175 821
1995 2,313 137 186 785
1994 2,398 131 208 724
1993 2,294 138 200 737
1992 2,482 133 216 699
1991 2,550 124 279 609
1990 2,827 115 295 584
1989 2,865 108 327 531
1988 3,079 94 318 516
1987 3,194 89 290 528
1986 3,224 86 380 442
1985 3,607 76 331 476
1984 3,817 75 367 438
1983 4,248 67 414 399
1982 4,985 60 431 391
1981 4,934 56 499 352
1980 4,776 61 507 354
1979 4,497 65 529 341
1978 4,342 63 524 336
1977 4,250 65 608 310
1976 4,311 65 534 327
1975 4,105 71 680 281
1974 4,463 65 691 273
1973 3,954 75 790 247
1972 4,184 75 840 249
1971 5,111 68 985 238
1970 5,622 64 1,013 234
1969 5,836 64 1,043 224
1968 5,282 66 1,012 223
1967 5,318 66 1,062 212
1966 4,999 71 1,239 196
1965 4,875 75 1,419 180
1964 5,598 73 1,445 197
1963 5,857 72 1,557 192
1962 5,778 80 1,652 183
1961 5,668 84 1,623 190
1960 5,242 92 1,672 185
1959 5,652 84 1,757 175
1958 6,014 79 1,943 161
1957 6,103 77 2,096 156
1956 4,382 104 2,050 152
1955 4,405 99 2,232 138
1954 4,147 99 2,231 137
1953 3,904 96 2,284 135
1952 3,573 104 2,358 125
1951 2,540 133 2,298 124
1950 2,329 134 2,132 126
1949 2,418 132 2,208 126
1948 2,305 131 2,214 128
1947 2,358 132 2,305 124
1946 2,139 130 2,138 119
1945 1,704 142 1,975 115
1944 1,202 182 1,971 114
1943 1,137 191 1,918 121
1942 834 231 1,733 127
1941 505 288 1,557 126
1940 254 427 1,370 136
1939 179 499 1,294 136
1938 176 504 1,248 135
1937 177 493 1,237 131
1936 179 480 1,252 128
1935 161 502 1,222 131
1934 125 579 1,215 134
1933 123 578 1,168 137
1932 94 698 1,177 142
1931 101 662 1,192 139
1930 132 600 1,237 139
1929 102 694 1,259 136
1928 102 692 1,380 128
1927 126 638 1,441 126
1926 140 599 1,467 126
1925 139 622 1,518 119
1924 142 632 1,664 107
1923 151 587 1,553 112
1922 121 659 1,544 114
1921 126 654 1,647 106
1920 92 757 1,592 110
1919 114 651 1,539 105
1918 127 627 1,644 102
1917 99 690 1,440 107
1916 101 679 1,355 111
1915 88 713 1,409 106
1914 68 701 1,076 103
1913 52 721 838 105
1912 49 717 693 108
1911 35 733 323 116
1910 52 570 313 102
1909 35 669 292 96
1908 41 583 279 95
1907 34 637 273 94
1906 29 678 263 87
1905 35 587 237 94
1904 30 629 236 91
1903 24 680 227 89
1902 37 528 251 85
1901 29 577 198 89
1900 30 639 275 91
1899 18 756 181 95
1898 24 666 228 89
1897 34 497 222 83
1896 27 594 237 85
1895 22 658 235 81
1894 36 463 223 87
1893 26 547 185 95
1892 22 590 207 93
1891 28 483 164 98
1890 20 578 181 96
1889 23 532 155 105
1888 23 525 175 99
1887 12 661 166 90
1886 8 828 136 114
1885 10 695 122 112
1884 15 541 125 115
1883 7 754 120 108
1882 9 634 122 118
1881 11 503 92 132
1880 8 628 79 165

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Other spellings

Lesley · 39,098 Lesly · 15,785 Lesli · 5,799 Leslye · 2,446 Lezlie · 2,399 Lesslie · 641 Lessly · 636 Lezly · 543

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Where Leslie is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 71% · boys 29% across all years