Les is an uncommon variant of Lesa that peaked in 1961 and has since faded.
Les is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,472 for boy births in the United States (and #15,671 across all names), given to 11 babies. Les first appears in 1900 and peaked in 1961 (182 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,472 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,444 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,685 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,507 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,305 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,857 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,017 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,314 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,943 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,217 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,827 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,290 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,304 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,430 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,307 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,335 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,066 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,730 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,447 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,215 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,577 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,547 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,249 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,627 |
| 2000 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,473 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,427 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,626 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | — | #9,927 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | — | #5,369 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | — | #8,380 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | — | #8,259 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | — | #5,490 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | — | #5,334 |
| 1990 | 12 | — | — | #4,566 |
| 1989 | 17 | — | — | #3,391 |
| 1988 | 27 | — | — | #2,284 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | — | #5,253 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | — | #3,365 |
| 1985 | 22 | — | — | #2,399 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | — | #3,042 |
| 1983 | 19 | — | — | #2,541 |
| 1982 | 19 | — | — | #2,566 |
| 1981 | 21 | — | — | #2,384 |
| 1980 | 21 | — | — | #2,413 |
| 1979 | 18 | — | — | #2,643 |
| 1978 | 20 | — | — | #2,337 |
| 1977 | 32 | — | — | #1,693 |
| 1976 | 30 | — | — | #1,728 |
| 1975 | 25 | — | — | #1,921 |
| 1974 | 26 | — | — | #1,815 |
| 1973 | 29 | — | — | #1,632 |
| 1972 | 25 | — | — | #1,802 |
| 1971 | 48 | — | — | #1,192 |
| 1970 | 54 | — | — | #1,125 |
| 1969 | 57 | — | — | #1,022 |
| 1968 | 63 | — | — | #915 |
| 1967 | 71 | — | — | #853 |
| 1966 | 83 | — | — | #802 |
| 1965 | 92 | — | — | #768 |
| 1964 | 105 | — | — | #750 |
| 1963 | 121 | — | — | #708 |
| 1962 | 126 | — | — | #690 |
| 1961 | 188 | — | #6,244 | #587 |
| 1960 | 172 | — | — | #600 |
| 1959 | 165 | — | #6,791 | #612 |
| 1958 | 173 | — | #3,838 | #604 |
| 1957 | 126 | — | — | #680 |
| 1956 | 112 | — | — | #702 |
| 1955 | 64 | — | #6,323 | #980 |
| 1954 | 46 | — | #6,216 | #1,180 |
| 1953 | 39 | — | — | #1,205 |
| 1952 | 30 | — | — | #1,393 |
| 1951 | 33 | — | — | #1,287 |
| 1950 | 28 | — | — | #1,381 |
| 1949 | 49 | — | — | #1,002 |
| 1948 | 70 | — | — | #817 |
| 1947 | 91 | — | — | #722 |
| 1946 | 74 | — | — | #775 |
| 1945 | 50 | — | — | #907 |
| 1944 | 54 | — | — | #864 |
| 1943 | 61 | — | — | #852 |
| 1942 | 33 | — | — | #1,224 |
| 1941 | 30 | — | — | #1,223 |
| 1940 | 37 | — | — | #1,085 |
| 1939 | 17 | — | — | #1,685 |
| 1938 | 18 | — | — | #1,656 |
| 1937 | 26 | — | — | #1,330 |
| 1936 | 18 | — | — | #1,619 |
| 1935 | 16 | — | — | #1,799 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | — | #1,821 |
| 1933 | 11 | — | — | #2,305 |
| 1932 | 11 | — | — | #2,401 |
| 1931 | 8 | — | — | #2,993 |
| 1930 | 11 | — | — | #2,542 |
| 1928 | 12 | — | — | #2,470 |
| 1926 | 9 | — | — | #3,033 |
| 1925 | 7 | — | — | #3,592 |
| 1923 | 8 | — | — | #3,334 |
| 1922 | 11 | — | — | #2,730 |
| 1921 | 15 | — | — | #2,219 |
| 1920 | 9 | — | — | #3,094 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | — | #3,562 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | — | #3,083 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | — | #2,557 |
| 1913 | 11 | — | — | #1,754 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | — | #1,418 |