unisex name
Lesslie
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 7
- Births on record 641
Lesslie is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 78% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2019 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2002, when 27 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Lesslie started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Lesslie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 18 |
| 1920s | 76 |
| 1930s | 19 |
| 1940s | 11 |
| 1950s | 18 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 45 |
| 1980s | 54 |
| 1990s | 132 |
| 2000s | 206 |
| 2010s | 52 |
How popular is Lesslie?
In 2019, Lesslie was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Lesslie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lesslie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lesslie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lesslie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lesslie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lesslie
How popular is the name Lesslie?
In 2019, Lesslie was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Lesslie a girl's or a boy's name?
Lesslie is used for both girls and boys. About 78% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Lesslie most popular?
Lesslie peaked in 2002, when 27 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Was Lesslie originally a boys' or girls' name?
Lesslie was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.