Lessie
A girls’ name of Scottish origin, meaning grey fortress; form of Lesya or Leslie.
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US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Lessie by the numbers
Its American peak was 382 babies in 1916, making it a 1910s name.
Other names that come from Leslie
Like Lessie, each of these traces back to Leslie: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Leslygarden of hollies; spelling variant of Leslie197 in the US (2017)
- Lesleyfrom the grey fort; a form of Leslie52 in the US (2017)
- Leslion; short form of Lesley or Leslie12 in the US (2017)
- Lesleegrey fortress; a form of Leslie11 in the US (2017)
- Lezliefrom the gray fortress; a form of Leslie6 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lessie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lesliegarden of holly; from a place name746 in the US (2017)
- Lexiedefender of men; diminutive of Alexis348 in the US (2017)
- Lenniestrong lion; a form of Leonard210 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lettiejoy; a diminutive of Letitia49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leoniea form of Leona; lioness64 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leslifrom the gray fortress; a spelling variant of Leslie16 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lessie
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