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Lesley
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88% girls / 12% boys
Origin of the name
Lesley is a form of Leslie, a Scottish place name that became a surname.
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Where babies named Lesley are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Lesley is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Lesley is most common in California (1.5 times), Kentucky (1.3) and Texas (1.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Lesley are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Lesley is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Lesley is most common in Texas (7 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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- Wesley 247,713
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 22% | 78% |
| 1900s | 0% | 100% |
| 1910s | 20% | 80% |
| 1920s | 20% | 80% |
| 1930s | 38% | 62% |
| 1940s | 69% | 31% |
| 1950s | 79% | 21% |
| 1960s | 86% | 14% |
| 1970s | 92% | 8% |
| 1980s | 94% | 6% |
| 1990s | 96% | 4% |
| 2000s | 98% | 2% |
| 2010s | 98% | 2% |
| 2020s | 100% | 0% |