How Many People Are Named Les?
people named Les are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 139,163 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,480 babies named Les in Social Security records from 1900 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
188 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of LESLIE or LESTER.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Les, 1.1% were girls and 98.9% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Les alive today is about 58 years old, and 61% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 52 and 67 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Les first appears in the records in 1900 and was given most often in 1961, to 188 babies. In 2025, 11 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1900 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Les has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #587, in 1961. In 2025 it ranked #7,468.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,468 |
| Best rank | #587 (1961) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #745 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Les alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Les were born in California than in any other state: about 277 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Les was given 5.8 times as often in Washington, 4 times in California and 2 times in Texas.
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