Lesley
4 countries#4546 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Lesley was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
39,098 births recorded 1882–2025 · currently #4546 · peaked in 1980 with 981 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Illinois, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
3,797 births recorded 1974–2016 · peaked in 1974 with 341 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
110 births recorded 1951–2005 · peaked in 1988 with 8 births
Most common in: Paris
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
8 births recorded 1997–1999 · peaked in 1999 with 5 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Lesley’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #743 | — |
| 2007 | #813 | ↓70 |
| 2008 | #1030 | ↓217 |
| 2009 | #1132 | ↓102 |
| 2010 | #1122 | ↑10 |
| 2011 | #1329 | ↓207 |
| 2012 | #1639 | ↓310 |
| 2013 | #1725 | ↓86 |
| 2014 | #1804 | ↓79 |
| 2015 | #2039 | ↓235 |
| 2016 | #2426 | ↓387 |
| 2017 | #3091 | ↓665 |
| 2018 | #2744 | ↑347 |
| 2019 | #3130 | ↓386 |
| 2020 | #3091 | ↑39 |
| 2021 | #3735 | ↓644 |
| 2022 | #3171 | ↑564 |
| 2023 | #4655 | ↓1484 |
| 2024 | #4039 | ↑616 |
| 2025 | #4546 | ↓507 |
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