Lesedi

A girls’ name of Sotho origin, meaning light.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies

Lesedi by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Lesedi.

Its American peak was 5 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lesedi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Leydilady; a phonetic spelling of lady18 in the US (2017)
  • Leslifrom the gray fortress; a spelling variant of Leslie16 in the US (2017)
  • Lesean7 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean light

Like Lesedi, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Lesedi

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