Leslie
UnisexLeslie has been given to 383,418 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1957 and currently ranks #712 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈlɛzli/
From a placename in Aberdeenshire, originally Lesslyn, Scottish Gaelic lios cuileann (“garden of hollies”).
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
383,418
Peak year
1957 (8,199 babies)
Rank in 2025
#712 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -55%
Gender split
71% girls / 29% boys
Famous people named Leslie
Gerald Ford
President of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
Bob Hope
American entertainer (1903–2003)
Leslie Nielsen
Canadian-American actor and comedian (1926–2010)
Leslie Caron
French and American actress and dancer (born 1931)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Leslie.
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