Leslie

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Leslie is a given name of Scottish origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (23% of births). There have been 382,987 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 270,029 as girls and 112,958 as boys. Leslie gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1957 and has since declined significantly. It is the #186 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 536
2023 480
2022 486
2021 510
2020 514
2019 622
2018 638
2017 749
2016 851
2015 936
2014 1,061
2013 1,147
2012 1,275
2011 1,340
2010 1,612
2009 2,059
2008 2,401
2007 2,772
2006 3,118
2005 3,224
2004 3,590
2003 3,740
2002 3,618
2001 3,737
2000 3,760
1999 3,461
1998 3,202
1997 2,979
1996 2,839
1995 2,499
1994 2,606
1993 2,494
1992 2,698
1991 2,830
1990 3,123
1989 3,191
1988 3,398
1987 3,484
1986 3,605
1985 3,937
1984 4,184
1983 4,663
1982 5,415
1981 5,433
1980 5,283
1979 5,027
1978 4,866
1977 4,858
1976 4,845
1975 4,785
1974 5,154
1973 4,744
1972 5,024
1971 6,096
1970 6,636
1969 6,878
1968 6,294
1967 6,380
1966 6,238
1965 6,293
1964 7,044
1963 7,413
1962 7,428
1961 7,291
1960 6,915
1959 7,408
1958 7,957
1957 8,199
1956 6,432
1955 6,636
1954 6,379
1953 6,188
1952 5,932
1951 4,838
1950 4,461
1949 4,626
1948 4,519
1947 4,663
1946 4,277
1945 3,679
1944 3,173
1943 3,054
1942 2,568
1941 2,062
1940 1,624
1939 1,473
1938 1,424
1937 1,414
1936 1,431
1935 1,383
1934 1,340
1933 1,291
1932 1,271
1931 1,293
1930 1,369
1929 1,361
1928 1,482
1927 1,567
1926 1,607
1925 1,657
1924 1,806
1923 1,704
1922 1,665
1921 1,773
1920 1,684
1919 1,653
1918 1,771
1917 1,539
1916 1,456
1915 1,497
1914 1,144
1913 890
1912 742
1911 358
1910 365
1909 327
1908 320
1907 307
1906 292
1905 272
1904 266
1903 251
1902 288
1901 227
1900 305
1899 199
1898 252
1897 256
1896 264
1895 257
1894 259
1893 211
1892 229
1891 192
1890 201
1889 178
1888 198
1887 178
1886 144
1885 132
1884 140
1883 127
1882 131
1881 103
1880 87