Baby name

Lesly

Girl

Origin of the name

Lesly is a form of Leslie, a Scottish place name that became a surname.

Short-lived name

Lesly peaked in 2003, when 1 baby in 4,531 was given the name. The decline was steep: births are now 80% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 1443. 49% of all babies named Lesly since 1880 were born in the 2000s.

15,281births since 1880

2000sgeneration

No. 364rank at its peak, in 2003

Where babies named Lesly are born

2003

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The darker the blue, the more common Lesly is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Lesly is most common in California (2.4 times), Texas (2.3) and Arizona (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Lesley 34,301
Lesli 5,799
Leslye 2,446

Names from the same era

Ayanna · Rebeca · Hailee · Kaley · Jaden · Kailee

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