Lessley
The Story of Lessley
As a girl name
Lessley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2002: 10 births, good for #9,482 nationwide. About 52% of every Lessley on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Lessley last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 54 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Lessley as a boy name dates back to 1920, when 6 babies received it. 1922 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Lessley — #3,532 in the national rankings. About 47% of every Lessley on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Lessley last appeared in the published SSA data in 1956, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 43 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lessley
Lessley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 54 births in the dataset. Lessley's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #9,482. Use the chart and map above to compare Lessley'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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