Lesly
Lesly is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Lesly
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lesly is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Lesly
Lesly first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1936, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 839 Leslys were born — ranking #364 that year. As of 2026, Lesly ranks #1,129 for baby girls with 214 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 16K Leslys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lesly
Lesly is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1936 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Lesly's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #364. Use the chart and map above to compare Lesly's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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