Lesly

#1,443 for girls in 2025, 149 births · Last seen for boys in 2012 at #12,274
Given to girls 96.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
2003 · 839 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
15,281
since 1936

Lesly over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lesly has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202003peak #364, 2003girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#1,443149—
2024#1,099223—
2023#1,455153—
2022#1,304181—
2021#1,460147—
2020#1,334165—
2019#1,319173—
2018#1,229190—
2017#1,217197—
2016#1,257194—
2015#1,115230—
2014#966276—
2013#838314—
2012#757367#12,2745
2011#693404—
2010#581505—
2009#505598—
2008#451699—
2007#429766—
2006#418761—
2005#401783#6,22612
2004#407747#8,9277
2003#364839#7,8318
2002#406717#8,4567
2001#371802#10,5565
2000#389742#5,92011
1999#415672#5,65611
1998#491516#4,87313
1997#578401#7,2817
1996#671330#9,0155
1995#967195#5,9289
1994#1,125160#5,45210
1993#1,194145#5,36010
1992#1,434112#5,6609
1991#1,443110#4,23113
1990#1,67088#5,8238
1989#2,30451#3,44616
1988#2,13154#4,16211
1987#2,09852#3,33914
1986#2,62037#6,7215
1985#2,60137#4,05210
1984#2,19245#3,10714
1983#2,55235#3,63011
1982#1,99152#3,48212
1981#2,30543#2,89815
1980#2,86631#4,1349
1979#3,14726#3,81010
1978#3,51221#4,1578
1977#3,00226#3,8369
1976#3,09523#4,0128
1975#3,05223—
1974#3,31320#3,8378
1973#2,91423#3,01311
1972#4,79311#3,3449
1971#2,54229#3,3709
1970#2,77925#3,2829
1969#3,10219#3,5957
1968#2,36027#3,3657
1967#1,94736#3,9665
1966#1,76641#3,2497
1965#2,03133#3,5376
1964#2,04034#2,54611
1963#1,86739#2,67310
1962#1,70844#3,3057
1961#2,25028#3,3567
1960#2,09730#2,8719
1959#2,39523#3,9885
1958#2,50621—
1957#3,30913#3,5526
1956#2,62219—
1955#4,3768#2,7649
1954#3,01914—
1953#3,26912—
1952#3,7969#2,51410
1951#1,88527—
1950#3,23511#3,3296
1949#3,39310—
1948#3,8838—
1947#4,3457#3,7335
1946#3,21710—
1945#4,0256—
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1943#4,1966—
1942#3,4448—
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First appearance
1936

The first year at least five girls were named Lesly! It came in at #4,181, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1936–1938, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Lesly is popular in 2003

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedNHWashington: #600 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,207 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #587 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,702 girlsMNIllinois: #291 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,474 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedWIMichigan: #1,071 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,182 girlsMINew York: #317 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,752 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedRIOregon: #291 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,159 girlsORNevada: #124 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 492 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedIAIndiana: #650 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,051 girlsINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #374 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,110 girlsNJConnecticut: #509 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,957 girlsCTCalifornia: #209 for girls · 216 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsCAUtah: #584 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,010 girlsUTColorado: #224 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 934 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedWVVirginia: #436 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,252 girlsVAMaryland: #473 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,425 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedDEArizona: #278 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,204 girlsAZNew Mexico: #185 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 677 girlsNMKansas: #424 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,951 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedARTennessee: #629 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,800 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #311 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,500 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedALGeorgia: #315 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,554 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lesly, so not publishedHITexas: #184 for girls · 186 births · 1 in 850 girlsTXFlorida: #558 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,326 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#124 · 1 in 492
  2. Texas#184 · 1 in 850
  3. New Mexico#185 · 1 in 677
  4. California#209 · 1 in 1,049
  5. Colorado#224 · 1 in 934

Best ever in a state: #89 in District of Columbia, 2005.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#124211 in 492
Texas#1841861 in 850
New Mexico#185121 in 677
California#2092161 in 1,049
Colorado#224271 in 934
Arizona#278281 in 1,204
Illinois#291471 in 1,474
Oregon#291141 in 1,159
North Carolina#311291 in 1,500
Georgia#315321 in 1,554
New York#317561 in 1,752
New Jersey#374201 in 2,110
Kansas#42471 in 1,951
Virginia#436161 in 2,252
Maryland#473101 in 2,425
Connecticut#50951 in 2,957
Florida#558241 in 3,326
Utah#58461 in 3,010
Minnesota#58771 in 3,702
Washington#60091 in 3,207
Tennessee#62981 in 3,800
Indiana#65081 in 4,051
Michigan#1,07161 in 8,182
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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 Lesly
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 344 spots since 2024 (#1,099 → #1,443)
  • 109 spots since 2020 (#1,334 → #1,443)
  • 328 spots since 2015 (#1,115 → #1,443)
  • Biggest jump: 296 spots in 1996 (#967 → #671)
  • Biggest drop: 149 spots in 2015 (#966 → #1,115)
Rise & fade · girls
67 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1936
  • Peaked 2003 at #364 (839 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 20 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 20 yrs · run 1995–2014
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,178
  • Highest: 1 in 2,178 girls born in 2003 were named Lesly (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 10,787 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 48.8% of all girls named Lesly (7,454) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s16#3,782 (1939)#4,102
1940s62#3,217 (1946)#3,758
1950s157#1,885 (1951)#3,041
1960s331#1,708 (1962)#2,117
1970s227#2,542 (1971)#3,215
1980s437#1,991 (1982)#2,366
1990s2,729#415 (1999)#999
2000s7,454#364 (2003)#414
2010s2,850#581 (2010)#997
2020s1,018#1,099 (2024)#1,349

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.

Lesly in 2003

girls
#364
839 births · 1 in 2,178 girls
boys
#7,831
8 births · 1 in 246,919 boys

Top girls' names in 2003

  1. #1Emily25,693
  2. #2Emma22,719
  3. #3Madison20,201
  4. #4Hannah17,638
  5. #5Olivia16,154
  6. #6Abigail15,932
  7. #7Alexis14,867
  8. #8Ashley14,519
  9. #9Elizabeth14,123
  10. #10Samantha13,870
  11. #364Lesly839

Top boys' names in 2003

  1. #1Jacob29,658
  2. #2Michael27,129
  3. #3Joshua25,106
  4. #4Matthew24,011
  5. #5Andrew22,162
  6. #6Joseph21,394
  7. #7Ethan21,362
  8. #8Daniel21,072
  9. #9Christopher20,753
  10. #10Anthony20,149
  11. #7,831Lesly8
More about 2003

girls

1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 2,178 of them was named Lesly, which outranked 98.0% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lesly
  1. #360Kiley850
  2. #362Ayanna847
  3. #363Meredith840
  4. #364Lesly839
  5. #365Cristina836
  6. #366Lauryn834
  7. #367Nora830
Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,689Laci#2,126 → #437
  2. ↑ 1,528Karyme#2,467 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,500Roselyn#2,467 → #967
  4. ↑ 1,326Kaydence#2,310 → #984
  5. ↑ 1,170Sherlyn#2,081 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 481Odalys#951 → #1,432
  2. ↓ 400Kari#975 → #1,375
  3. ↓ 334Litzy#501 → #835
  4. ↓ 289Alysha#960 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 252Roxana#861 → #1,113

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,975,349 boys got a published name in 2003; 1 in 246,919 of them was named Lesly, which outranked 38.6% of the 12,761 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lesly
  1. #7,245Zyheim9
  2. #7,245Zyhir9
  3. #7,245Zyshawn9
  4. #7,831Lesly8
  5. #7,831Aadyn8
  6. #7,831Aarnav8
  7. #7,831Aashish8
  8. #8,643Aaric7
  9. #8,643Aarick7
  10. #8,643Aarion7

Tied with 811 names at #7,831; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 790Maddox#1,372 → #582
  2. ↑ 762Jahir#1,571 → #809
  3. ↑ 519Yair#1,236 → #717
  4. ↑ 450Jamarion#1,094 → #644
  5. ↑ 413Aydan#1,154 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 819Lisandro#898 → #1,717
  2. ↓ 621Shemar#970 → #1,591
  3. ↓ 362Jaheem#891 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 337Keandre#998 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 334Savion#568 → #902

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2003 →