Leslie
A unisex name of Scottish origin, meaning garden of holly; from a place name.
How Leslie has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #371 |
| 2016 | #414 |
| 2017 | #450 |
| 2018 | #521 |
| 2019 | #537 |
| 2020 | #598 |
| 2021 | #622 |
| 2022 | #652 |
| 2023 | #670 |
| 2024 | #605 |
| 2025 | #712 |
Leslie by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Leslie. In the US, 746 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 6,101 babies in 1957, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1970, about 1 in 330 American babies born that year was called Leslie.
Names that come from Leslie
Forms of Leslie in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leslie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Leslie
Names that are said the same way as Leslie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Leslie
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