Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Lesly

Meaning Lesly is both a given name and a surname Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #1,448 Trend → Stable

Lesly is both a given name and a surname.

Rank 2025
#1,448
among girls · ↓347 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
149
named Lesly · -33% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,787
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
847 babies
All-time total
15,785
#1,269 all-time among girls
First recorded
1919
in Social Security records

Lesly popularity over time

15,785 babies have been named Lesly since 1919, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 5 5 1 – –
1920s – 28 28 3 +460% –
1930s 16 6 22 2 -21% #4,041
1940s 62 5 67 7 +205% #3,340
1950s 157 36 193 19 +188% #1,904
1960s 331 76 407 41 +111% #1,719
1970s 227 81 308 31 -24% #2,572
1980s 437 117 554 55 +80% #2,006
1990s 2,729 95 2,824 282 +410% #415
2000s 7,454 50 7,504 750 +166% #364
2010s 2,850 5 2,855 286 -62% #581
2020s (to 2025) 1,018 – 1,018 170 -41% #1,101

Where Lesly is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 149 0.09 outside top 500
2027 149 0.09 outside top 500
2028 150 0.09 outside top 500
2029 150 0.09 outside top 500
2030 150 0.09 outside top 500

Where Lesly is most popular

Girls named Lesly per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.105 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Tennessee, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lesly born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 32 0.302 +187%
Tennessee 32 0.202 +92%
New York 77 0.194 +85%
California 135 0.161 +53%
Arizona 22 0.157 +49%
Texas 125 0.155 +48%
Florida 58 0.136 +29%
Virginia 22 0.129 +23%
New Jersey 23 0.127 +21%
Illinois 28 0.122 +16%
Alabama 11 0.117 +11%
North Carolina 26 0.114 +9%
Connecticut 6 0.103 ≈ national
Georgia 17 0.075 -29%
Massachusetts 8 0.066 -37%
Washington 6 0.042 -60%
Indiana 5 0.036 -66%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lesly

Lesly is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,448 in 2025 with 149 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1919, 15,785 American babies have been named Lesly. Its peak came in 2003, when 847 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lesly stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lesly?

The median living Lesly is about 21 years old; half are between 16 and 26. An estimated 15 thousand people named Lesly are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lesly year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 149 #1,448 – –
2024 223 #1,101 – –
2023 153 #1,458 – –
2022 181 #1,306 – –
2021 147 #1,466 – –
2020 165 #1,340 – –
2019 173 #1,324 – –
2018 190 #1,231 – –
2017 197 #1,222 – –
2016 194 #1,261 – –
2015 230 #1,116 – –
2014 276 #968 – –
2013 314 #839 – –
2012 367 #758 5 #13,431
2011 404 #693 – –
2010 505 #581 – –
2009 598 #505 – –
2008 699 #452 – –
2007 766 #429 – –
2006 761 #419 – –
2005 783 #401 12 #6,464
2004 747 #407 7 #9,549
2003 839 #364 8 #8,310
2002 717 #407 7 #9,019
2001 802 #371 5 #11,629
2000 742 #389 11 #6,161
1995 195 #969 9 #6,215
1990 88 #1,681 8 #6,181
1985 37 #2,626 10 #4,230
1980 31 #2,914 9 #4,359
1975 23 #3,111 – –
1970 25 #2,822 9 #3,424
1965 33 #2,048 6 #3,759
1960 30 #2,129 9 #2,987
1955 8 #4,582 9 #2,884
1950 11 #3,337 6 #3,529
1945 6 #4,306 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 6 #3,833
1925 – – 5 #4,613
1920 – – 6 #4,080
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lesly, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lesly?

The median living Lesly is about 21 years old. Half of all living Leslys are between 16 and 26 years old.

How many people named Lesly are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Lesly are alive in the United States, based on 15,785 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lesly mean?

Lesly is both a given name and a surname.

How popular is the name Lesly in 2025?

Lesly ranked #1,448 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 149 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lesly?

15,785 babies have been named Lesly in the United States since 1919, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lesly most popular?

Lesly peaked in 2003, when 847 newborns received the name.

Is Lesly a boy or girl name?

Lesly is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lesly rising or falling?

Lesly is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lesly become more popular?

Lesly looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 150 girls named Lesly in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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