Lesly
A spelling of Leslie, which began as a Scottish surname from a place in Aberdeenshire, possibly containing a Gaelic word for a garden or enclosure.
Lesly in 2025
Lesly was given to 149 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,716th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 22,251 babies born.
The history of Lesly
Lesly reached its highest point in 2003, when 847 babies were given the name, ranking 700th that year.
Across the 107 years of records since 1919, 15,785 babies have been named Lesly. Half of them were born before 2004, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Lesly by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lesly | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 8,739 |
| 1920s | 28 | 7,124 |
| 1930s | 22 | 6,584 |
| 1940s | 67 | 5,055 |
| 1950s | 193 | 3,169 |
| 1960s | 407 | 2,548 |
| 1970s | 308 | 3,387 |
| 1980s | 554 | 2,788 |
| 1990s | 2,824 | 784 |
| 2000s | 7,504 | 700 |
| 2010s | 2,855 | 1,097 |
| 2020s | 1,018 | 2,089 |
Where Lesly is heading
Lesly has fallen 35% over the past decade, from 230 babies in 2015 to 149 in 2025.
Names like Lesly
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lesly.