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Leslie
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71% girls / 29% boys
Origin of the name
Leslie was first a Scottish place name that became a family name.
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Where babies named Leslie are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Leslie is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Leslie is most common in District of Columbia (1.6 times), California (1.6) and Nevada (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Leslie are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Leslie is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Leslie is most common in North Dakota (3 times), South Dakota (2.7) and Hawaii (2.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 9% | 91% |
| 1890s | 11% | 89% |
| 1900s | 11% | 89% |
| 1910s | 7% | 93% |
| 1920s | 8% | 92% |
| 1930s | 11% | 89% |
| 1940s | 43% | 57% |
| 1950s | 67% | 33% |
| 1960s | 80% | 20% |
| 1970s | 86% | 14% |
| 1980s | 91% | 9% |
| 1990s | 93% | 7% |
| 2000s | 97% | 3% |
| 2010s | 95% | 5% |
| 2020s | 93% | 7% |