girl's name
Lesly
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 18,131
Lesly is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 149 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2003, when 847 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 22,251 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Lesly started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1919.
Lesly over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 28 |
| 1930s | 22 |
| 1940s | 67 |
| 1950s | 193 |
| 1960s | 407 |
| 1970s | 308 |
| 1980s | 554 |
| 1990s | 2,824 |
| 2000s | 7,504 |
| 2010s | 2,855 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,018 |
How popular is Lesly?
In 2025, Lesly was given to 149 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Lesly is used
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 Lesly
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lesly also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lesly over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lesly
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lesly — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lesly
How popular is the name Lesly?
In 2025, Lesly was given to 149 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Lesly a girl's or a boy's name?
Lesly is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lesly most popular?
Lesly peaked in 2003, when 847 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Lesly a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lesly currently ranks #1,448 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.
Was Lesly originally a boys' or girls' name?
Lesly was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.