Lesslie
The Story of Lesslie
As a girl name
Lesslie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1957, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 27 Lesslies were born — ranking #4,498 that year. As of 2026, Lesslie ranks #12,446 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 499 Lesslies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through 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. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 11 Lesslies were born — ranking #2,641 that year. As of 2026, Lesslie ranks #4,033 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 142 Lesslies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through 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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