Lesslie
The Story of Lesslie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Lesslie as a girl name dates back to 1957, when 5 babies received it. 2002 was its biggest year on record, with 27 newborns named Lesslie — #4,498 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Lesslie on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Lesslie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 499 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lesslie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1924: 11 births, good for #2,641 nationwide. About 54% of every Lesslie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Lesslie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1962, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 142 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lesslie
Lesslie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 499 births in the dataset. Lesslie's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #4,498. Use the chart and map above to compare Lesslie'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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