Lesley Girl
How popular is Lesley?
#4,545 girl name in 2025
30 baby girls were named Lesley in the US in 2025, making it the 4545th most popular girl name.
Lesley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,545 for girls (▼ 507 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 30 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-69% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,039 in 2015, #3,091 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1980 (928 girls) |
| Highest rank | #267 in 1979 |
| First recorded | 1893 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 2% boys, 98% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lesley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Leslie family of names ranked #488 for girls in 2025 (#395 the year before), with 585 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Lesley is most popular
Babies named Lesley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (27 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 girls)
Lesley by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,437 |
| 1910s | 65 | #2,033 |
| 1920s | 112 | #2,350 |
| 1930s | 219 | #1,159 |
| 1940s | 1,423 | #517 |
| 1950s | 3,125 | #472 |
| 1960s | 5,137 | #324 |
| 1970s | 7,719 | #267 |
| 1980s | 6,402 | #269 |
| 1990s | 4,638 | #394 |
| 2000s | 4,124 | #429 |
| 2010s | 1,095 | #1,122 |
| 2020s | 237 | #3,091 |
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Questions
- Is Lesley a boy or girl name?
- Lesley is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Lesley were girls.
- How popular is the name Lesley?
- 30 baby girls were named Lesley in the US in 2025, making it the 4545th most popular girl name.
- When was Lesley most popular?
- Lesley peaked in 1980, when 928 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #267 in 1979.
- How many people are named Lesley?
- 39,098 babies have been named Lesley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 34,538 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 47.
- Where is Lesley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lesley was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.