girl's name
Lesli
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 5,799
Lesli is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2001, when 166 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1946.
Lesli over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 50 |
| 1950s | 480 |
| 1960s | 1,190 |
| 1970s | 997 |
| 1980s | 623 |
| 1990s | 640 |
| 2000s | 1,420 |
| 2010s | 305 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 94 |
How popular is Lesli?
In 2025, Lesli was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lesli
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lesli also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lesli over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lesli
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lesli — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lesli
How popular is the name Lesli?
In 2025, Lesli was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Lesli a girl's or a boy's name?
Lesli is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lesli most popular?
Lesli peaked in 2001, when 166 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Lesli a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lesli currently ranks #8,017 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.