Leslie
#712 for girls in 2025, 393 births · #3,513 for boys in 2025, 32 births
Given to girls 70.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1981 · 4,934 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 41 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 270,429since 1880
Leslie over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #712 | 393 | #3,513 | 32 |
| 2024 | #605 | 496 | #3,001 | 41 |
| 2023 | #670 | 440 | #3,055 | 40 |
| 2022 | #651 | 453 | #3,464 | 33 |
| 2021 | #623 | 477 | #3,427 | 33 |
| 2020 | #595 | 488 | #3,918 | 26 |
| 2019 | #536 | 572 | #2,582 | 50 |
| 2018 | #521 | 601 | #3,055 | 38 |
| 2017 | #449 | 704 | #2,715 | 45 |
| 2016 | #413 | 807 | #2,689 | 45 |
| 2015 | #371 | 880 | #2,328 | 56 |
| 2014 | #338 | 1,000 | #2,205 | 61 |
| 2013 | #287 | 1,111 | #3,060 | 36 |
| 2012 | #266 | 1,226 | #2,488 | 50 |
| 2011 | #246 | 1,286 | #2,346 | 54 |
| 2010 | #199 | 1,565 | #2,579 | 47 |
| 2009 | #160 | 1,983 | #1,889 | 76 |
| 2008 | #147 | 2,326 | #1,899 | 76 |
| 2007 | #127 | 2,690 | #1,781 | 82 |
| 2006 | #108 | 3,036 | #1,713 | 82 |
| 2005 | #103 | 3,123 | #1,442 | 102 |
| 2004 | #93 | 3,501 | #1,491 | 90 |
| 2003 | #91 | 3,639 | #1,348 | 101 |
| 2002 | #91 | 3,522 | #1,372 | 96 |
| 2001 | #84 | 3,612 | #1,123 | 125 |
| 2000 | #90 | 3,623 | #1,048 | 137 |
| 1999 | #100 | 3,341 | #1,106 | 120 |
| 1998 | #111 | 3,079 | #1,068 | 123 |
| 1997 | #115 | 2,821 | #878 | 158 |
| 1996 | #118 | 2,664 | #821 | 175 |
| 1995 | #137 | 2,313 | #785 | 186 |
| 1994 | #131 | 2,398 | #724 | 208 |
| 1993 | #138 | 2,294 | #737 | 200 |
| 1992 | #133 | 2,482 | #699 | 216 |
| 1991 | #124 | 2,550 | #609 | 279 |
| 1990 | #115 | 2,827 | #584 | 295 |
| 1989 | #108 | 2,865 | #531 | 327 |
| 1988 | #94 | 3,079 | #516 | 318 |
| 1987 | #89 | 3,194 | #528 | 290 |
| 1986 | #86 | 3,224 | #442 | 380 |
| 1985 | #76 | 3,607 | #476 | 331 |
| 1984 | #75 | 3,817 | #438 | 367 |
| 1983 | #67 | 4,248 | #399 | 414 |
| 1982 | #60 | 4,985 | #391 | 431 |
| 1981 | #56 | 4,934 | #352 | 499 |
| 1980 | #61 | 4,776 | #354 | 507 |
| 1979 | #65 | 4,497 | #341 | 529 |
| 1978 | #63 | 4,342 | #336 | 524 |
| 1977 | #65 | 4,250 | #310 | 608 |
| 1976 | #65 | 4,311 | #327 | 534 |
| 1975 | #71 | 4,105 | #281 | 680 |
| 1974 | #65 | 4,463 | #273 | 691 |
| 1973 | #75 | 3,954 | #247 | 790 |
| 1972 | #75 | 4,184 | #249 | 840 |
| 1971 | #68 | 5,111 | #238 | 985 |
| 1970 | #64 | 5,622 | #234 | 1,013 |
| 1969 | #64 | 5,836 | #224 | 1,043 |
| 1968 | #66 | 5,282 | #223 | 1,012 |
| 1967 | #66 | 5,318 | #212 | 1,062 |
| 1966 | #71 | 4,999 | #196 | 1,239 |
| 1965 | #75 | 4,875 | #180 | 1,419 |
| 1964 | #73 | 5,598 | #197 | 1,445 |
| 1963 | #72 | 5,857 | #192 | 1,557 |
| 1962 | #80 | 5,778 | #183 | 1,652 |
| 1961 | #84 | 5,668 | #190 | 1,623 |
| 1960 | #92 | 5,242 | #185 | 1,672 |
| 1959 | #84 | 5,652 | #175 | 1,757 |
| 1958 | #79 | 6,014 | #161 | 1,943 |
| 1957 | #77 | 6,103 | #156 | 2,096 |
| 1956 | #104 | 4,382 | #152 | 2,050 |
| 1955 | #99 | 4,405 | #138 | 2,232 |
| 1954 | #99 | 4,147 | #137 | 2,231 |
| 1953 | #96 | 3,904 | #135 | 2,284 |
| 1952 | #104 | 3,573 | #125 | 2,358 |
| 1951 | #133 | 2,540 | #124 | 2,298 |
| 1950 | #134 | 2,329 | #126 | 2,132 |
| 1949 | #132 | 2,418 | #126 | 2,208 |
| 1948 | #131 | 2,305 | #128 | 2,214 |
| 1947 | #132 | 2,358 | #124 | 2,305 |
| 1946 | #130 | 2,139 | #119 | 2,138 |
| 1945 | #142 | 1,704 | #115 | 1,975 |
| 1944 | #182 | 1,202 | #114 | 1,971 |
| 1943 | #191 | 1,137 | #121 | 1,918 |
| 1942 | #231 | 834 | #127 | 1,733 |
| 1941 | #288 | 505 | #126 | 1,557 |
| 1940 | #427 | 254 | #136 | 1,370 |
| 1939 | #499 | 179 | #136 | 1,294 |
| 1938 | #504 | 176 | #135 | 1,248 |
| 1937 | #493 | 177 | #131 | 1,237 |
| 1936 | #480 | 179 | #128 | 1,252 |
| 1935 | #502 | 161 | #131 | 1,222 |
| 1934 | #579 | 125 | #134 | 1,215 |
| 1933 | #578 | 123 | #137 | 1,168 |
| 1932 | #698 | 94 | #142 | 1,177 |
| 1931 | #662 | 101 | #139 | 1,192 |
| 1930 | #600 | 132 | #139 | 1,237 |
| 1929 | #694 | 102 | #136 | 1,259 |
| 1928 | #692 | 102 | #128 | 1,380 |
| 1927 | #638 | 126 | #126 | 1,441 |
| 1926 | #599 | 140 | #126 | 1,467 |
| 1925 | #622 | 139 | #119 | 1,518 |
| 1924 | #632 | 142 | #107 | 1,664 |
| 1923 | #587 | 151 | #112 | 1,553 |
| 1922 | #659 | 121 | #114 | 1,544 |
| 1921 | #654 | 126 | #106 | 1,647 |
| 1920 | #757 | 92 | #110 | 1,592 |
| 1919 | #651 | 114 | #105 | 1,539 |
| 1918 | #627 | 127 | #102 | 1,644 |
| 1917 | #690 | 99 | #107 | 1,440 |
| 1916 | #679 | 101 | #111 | 1,355 |
| 1915 | #713 | 88 | #106 | 1,409 |
| 1914 | #701 | 68 | #103 | 1,076 |
| 1913 | #721 | 52 | #105 | 838 |
| 1912 | #717 | 49 | #108 | 693 |
| 1911 | #733 | 35 | #116 | 323 |
| 1910 | #570 | 52 | #102 | 313 |
| 1909 | #669 | 35 | #96 | 292 |
| 1908 | #583 | 41 | #95 | 279 |
| 1907 | #637 | 34 | #94 | 273 |
| 1906 | #678 | 29 | #87 | 263 |
| 1905 | #587 | 35 | #94 | 237 |
| 1904 | #629 | 30 | #91 | 236 |
| 1903 | #680 | 24 | #89 | 227 |
| 1902 | #528 | 37 | #85 | 251 |
| 1901 | #577 | 29 | #89 | 198 |
| 1900 | #639 | 30 | #91 | 275 |
| 1899 | #756 | 18 | #95 | 181 |
| 1898 | #666 | 24 | #89 | 228 |
| 1897 | #497 | 34 | #83 | 222 |
| 1896 | #594 | 27 | #85 | 237 |
| 1895 | #658 | 22 | #81 | 235 |
| 1894 | #463 | 36 | #87 | 223 |
| 1893 | #547 | 26 | #95 | 185 |
| 1892 | #590 | 22 | #93 | 207 |
| 1891 | #483 | 28 | #98 | 164 |
| 1890 | #578 | 20 | #96 | 181 |
| 1889 | #532 | 23 | #105 | 155 |
| 1888 | #525 | 23 | #99 | 175 |
| 1887 | #661 | 12 | #90 | 166 |
| 1886 | #828 | 8 | #114 | 136 |
| 1885 | #695 | 10 | #112 | 122 |
| 1884 | #541 | 15 | #115 | 125 |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | #108 | 120 |
| 1882 | #634 | 9 | #118 | 122 |
| 1881 | #503 | 11 | #132 | 92 |
| 1880 | #628 | 8 | #165 | 79 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Leslie was already there! It came in at #628, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.
Where Leslie is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Arkansas#27 · 1 in 150
- Mississippi#28 · 1 in 157
- Tennessee#31 · 1 in 160
- Kentucky#32 · 1 in 132
- North Carolina#32 · 1 in 170
Best ever in a state: #20 in Wyoming, 1967.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #27 | 85 | 1 in 150 |
| Mississippi | #28 | 101 | 1 in 157 |
| Tennessee | #31 | 174 | 1 in 160 |
| Kentucky | #32 | 181 | 1 in 132 |
| North Carolina | #32 | 195 | 1 in 170 |
| Alabama | #33 | 138 | 1 in 165 |
| South Carolina | #38 | 97 | 1 in 185 |
| Oklahoma | #39 | 110 | 1 in 183 |
| Louisiana | #40 | 161 | 1 in 190 |
| Georgia | #43 | 173 | 1 in 201 |
| West Virginia | #44 | 63 | 1 in 183 |
| Texas | #46 | 521 | 1 in 237 |
| Hawaii | #47 | 22 | 1 in 221 |
| Nebraska | #47 | 49 | 1 in 222 |
| Kansas | #49 | 69 | 1 in 224 |
| Virginia | #50 | 121 | 1 in 248 |
| Indiana | #53 | 142 | 1 in 246 |
| Missouri | #54 | 123 | 1 in 261 |
| Arizona | #56 | 68 | 1 in 293 |
| Ohio | #59 | 236 | 1 in 306 |
| Florida | #60 | 168 | 1 in 322 |
| South Dakota | #61 | 18 | 1 in 250 |
| New Mexico | #63 | 33 | 1 in 282 |
| Oregon | #63 | 52 | 1 in 326 |
| Wyoming | #63 | 12 | 1 in 274 |
| Utah | #65 | 47 | 1 in 343 |
| District of Columbia | #66 | 22 | 1 in 263 |
| Washington | #66 | 77 | 1 in 359 |
| Illinois | #68 | 216 | 1 in 348 |
| Michigan | #74 | 162 | 1 in 362 |
| California | #75 | 435 | 1 in 417 |
| Colorado | #82 | 54 | 1 in 385 |
| Maryland | #85 | 51 | 1 in 411 |
| Idaho | #88 | 18 | 1 in 381 |
| Pennsylvania | #91 | 154 | 1 in 450 |
| Iowa | #94 | 41 | 1 in 473 |
| Nevada | #94 | 12 | 1 in 365 |
| Montana | #98 | 12 | 1 in 396 |
| Wisconsin | #98 | 65 | 1 in 480 |
| Connecticut | #99 | 33 | 1 in 467 |
| Alaska | #103 | 8 | 1 in 367 |
| North Dakota | #103 | 10 | 1 in 489 |
| New Jersey | #105 | 75 | 1 in 497 |
| Vermont | #105 | 6 | 1 in 440 |
| New York | #106 | 191 | 1 in 531 |
| Maine | #115 | 12 | 1 in 524 |
| Massachusetts | #122 | 56 | 1 in 565 |
| Minnesota | #128 | 46 | 1 in 633 |
| Delaware | #138 | 5 | 1 in 601 |
| New Hampshire | #138 | 8 | 1 in 668 |
| Rhode Island | #141 | 6 | 1 in 742 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Leslie
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 107 spots since 2024 (#605 → #712)
- 117 spots since 2020 (#595 → #712)
- 341 spots since 2015 (#371 → #712)
- Biggest jump: 213 spots in 1884 (#754 → #541)
- Biggest drop: 195 spots in 1895 (#463 → #658)
Rise & fade · girls
101 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1981 at #56 (4,934 births)
- Births halved by 1993, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 41 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 41 yrs · run 1957–1988
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 289
- Highest: 1 in 289 girls born in 1969 were named Leslie (0.35%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,090 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #56 in 1981, was only 1 in 338 (0.30%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 20.1% of all girls named Leslie (54,453) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1946
- Mostly boys until 1945, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 126 | #503 (1881) | #630 |
| 1890s | 257 | #463 (1894) | #583 |
| 1900s | 324 | #528 (1902) | #621 |
| 1910s | 785 | #570 (1910) | #680 |
| 1920s | 1,241 | #587 (1923) | #653 |
| 1930s | 1,447 | #480 (1936) | #560 |
| 1940s | 14,856 | #130 (1946) | #199 |
| 1950s | 43,049 | #77 (1957) | #101 |
| 1960s | 54,453 | #64 (1969) | #74 |
| 1970s | 44,839 | #63 (1978) | #68 |
| 1980s | 38,729 | #56 (1981) | #77 |
| 1990s | 26,769 | #100 (1999) | #122 |
| 2000s | 31,055 | #84 (2001) | #109 |
| 2010s | 9,752 | #199 (2010) | #363 |
| 2020s | 2,747 | #595 (2020) | #643 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Leslie in 1981
girls
#56
4,934 births · 1 in 338 girls
boys
#352
499 births · 1 in 3,590 boys
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 338 of them was named Leslie, which outranked 99.5% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Leslie
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 3,590 of them was named Leslie, which outranked 95.2% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Leslie
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.