How Many People Are Named Lesley?
people named Lesley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 9,972 people in the US has this name
Based on 39,098 babies named Lesley in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
981 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of LESLIE.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Lesley in English. Counting Lesley and these spellings together, about 325,812 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lesley, 91.8% were girls and 8.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Lesley rose from 20% in the 1910s to 100% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lesley alive today is about 45 years old, and 56% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 31 and 57 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lesley first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1980, to 981 babies. In 2025, 30 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lesley has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #268, in 1979. In 2025 it ranked #4,616. Among boys, its best rank was #541, in 1903.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,616 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #268 (1979) | #541 (1903) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #323 in the 1970s | #822 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lesley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lesley were born in California than in any other state: about 4,851 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lesley was given 1.5 times as often in Texas, 1.4 times in California and 1.3 times in Kentucky.
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