female NAME · CURRENTLY #712
Leslie
LEZ-lee
“From the Scottish place name Leslie; traditionally interpreted as “garden of holly.””
A Scottish surname name that became an established given name.
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY
How Leslie has traveled through time
871880
1321885
2011890
2571895
3051900
2721905
3651910
1,4971915
1,6841920
1,6571925
1,3691930
1,3831935
1,6241940
3,6791945
4,4611950
6,6371955
6,9141960
6,2941965
6,6351970
4,7851975
5,2831980
3,9381985
3,1221990
2,4991995
3,7602000
3,2252005
1,6122010
9362015
5142020
4252025
LATEST YEAR2025425 births
PEAK RANK#56in 1981
CURRENT USAGE92.5% F7.5% M
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.