Lesley is an established variant of Leslie that peaked in 1980 and has since faded.
Lesley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,617 for girl births in the United States (and #8,000 across all names), given to 30 babies. Lesley first appears in 1882 and peaked in 1980 (928 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | #4,617 | — |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | #4,085 | — |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | #4,706 | — |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | #3,196 | — |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | #3,774 | — |
| 2020 | 51 | 51 | #3,124 | — |
| 2019 | 51 | 51 | #3,149 | — |
| 2018 | 62 | 62 | #2,770 | — |
| 2017 | 52 | 52 | #3,119 | — |
| 2016 | 84 | 84 | #2,438 | #9,359 |
| 2015 | 102 | 102 | #2,050 | #11,550 |
| 2014 | 113 | 113 | #1,814 | — |
| 2013 | 120 | 120 | #1,735 | — |
| 2012 | 131 | 131 | #1,642 | — |
| 2011 | 182 | 182 | #1,330 | #10,323 |
| 2010 | 226 | 226 | #1,123 | #10,328 |
| 2009 | 233 | 233 | #1,137 | #8,067 |
| 2008 | 259 | 259 | #1,033 | #13,777 |
| 2007 | 360 | 360 | #815 | #10,448 |
| 2006 | 383 | 383 | #744 | #6,734 |
| 2005 | 390 | 390 | #716 | #8,785 |
| 2004 | 460 | 460 | #610 | #7,929 |
| 2003 | 464 | 464 | #604 | #6,104 |
| 2002 | 482 | 482 | #564 | #6,353 |
| 2001 | 518 | 518 | #524 | #7,270 |
| 2000 | 675 | 675 | #430 | #4,496 |
| 1999 | 703 | 703 | #408 | #3,657 |
| 1998 | 710 | 710 | #394 | #4,548 |
| 1997 | 641 | — | #416 | #4,378 |
| 1996 | 606 | — | #431 | #4,307 |
| 1995 | 286 | — | #741 | #5,750 |
| 1994 | 308 | — | #723 | #3,412 |
| 1993 | 336 | — | #689 | #3,102 |
| 1992 | 373 | — | #637 | #3,412 |
| 1991 | 402 | — | #608 | #2,376 |
| 1990 | 466 | — | #541 | #2,589 |
| 1989 | 421 | — | #566 | #2,446 |
| 1988 | 503 | — | #473 | #2,565 |
| 1987 | 496 | — | #463 | #2,370 |
| 1986 | 560 | — | #421 | #1,632 |
| 1985 | 591 | — | #401 | #2,154 |
| 1984 | 647 | — | #378 | #1,518 |
| 1983 | 776 | — | #318 | #1,484 |
| 1982 | 873 | — | #296 | #1,553 |
| 1981 | 930 | — | #282 | #1,194 |
| 1980 | 981 | — | #269 | #1,282 |
| 1979 | 955 | — | #268 | #1,453 |
| 1978 | 888 | — | #275 | #1,365 |
| 1977 | 930 | — | #281 | #947 |
| 1976 | 809 | — | #305 | #1,138 |
| 1975 | 770 | — | #321 | #1,132 |
| 1974 | 841 | — | #302 | #1,077 |
| 1973 | 686 | — | #348 | #934 |
| 1972 | 706 | — | #345 | #1,003 |
| 1971 | 921 | — | #313 | #972 |
| 1970 | 841 | — | #342 | #924 |
| 1969 | 780 | — | #334 | #948 |
| 1968 | 747 | — | #343 | #802 |
| 1967 | 788 | — | #335 | #740 |
| 1966 | 852 | — | #324 | #739 |
| 1965 | 839 | — | #330 | #761 |
| 1964 | 481 | — | #483 | #864 |
| 1963 | 438 | — | #520 | #809 |
| 1962 | 388 | — | #564 | #831 |
| 1961 | 352 | — | #608 | #878 |
| 1960 | 320 | — | #647 | #873 |
| 1959 | 406 | — | #558 | #759 |
| 1958 | 388 | — | #588 | #735 |
| 1957 | 480 | — | #474 | #833 |
| 1956 | 375 | — | #545 | #838 |
| 1955 | 402 | — | #506 | #896 |
| 1954 | 429 | — | #473 | #840 |
| 1953 | 367 | — | #504 | #860 |
| 1952 | 386 | — | #481 | #791 |
| 1951 | 383 | — | #478 | #758 |
| 1950 | 318 | — | #510 | #860 |
| 1949 | 330 | — | #521 | #768 |
| 1948 | 283 | — | #576 | #807 |
| 1947 | 286 | — | #582 | #826 |
| 1946 | 261 | — | #553 | #874 |
| 1945 | 177 | — | #644 | #933 |
| 1944 | 199 | — | #654 | #743 |
| 1943 | 163 | — | #797 | #800 |
| 1942 | 162 | — | #749 | #844 |
| 1941 | 103 | — | #980 | #932 |
| 1940 | 89 | — | #1,331 | #834 |
| 1939 | 79 | — | #1,233 | #965 |
| 1938 | 79 | — | #1,173 | #1,021 |
| 1937 | 75 | — | #1,214 | #1,027 |
| 1936 | 49 | — | #1,837 | #1,198 |
| 1935 | 65 | — | #1,404 | #1,070 |
| 1934 | 65 | — | #1,580 | #1,001 |
| 1933 | 52 | — | #1,938 | #1,115 |
| 1932 | 36 | — | #4,777 | #1,224 |
| 1931 | 34 | — | #3,114 | #1,413 |
| 1930 | 48 | — | #3,515 | #1,101 |
| 1929 | 54 | — | #2,510 | #1,083 |
| 1928 | 51 | — | #5,104 | #1,024 |
| 1927 | 65 | — | #2,489 | #987 |
| 1926 | 51 | — | #2,417 | #1,207 |
| 1925 | 67 | — | #2,556 | #927 |
| 1924 | 47 | — | #4,246 | #1,148 |
| 1923 | 54 | — | #3,517 | #1,070 |
| 1922 | 64 | — | #4,750 | #920 |
| 1921 | 53 | — | #2,570 | #1,152 |
| 1920 | 65 | — | #2,416 | #980 |
| 1919 | 48 | — | #4,064 | #1,072 |
| 1918 | 52 | — | #2,923 | #1,071 |
| 1917 | 41 | — | #4,972 | #1,126 |
| 1916 | 41 | — | #2,581 | #1,254 |
| 1915 | 37 | — | #2,812 | #1,290 |
| 1914 | 27 | — | #3,935 | #1,291 |
| 1913 | 32 | — | #2,101 | #1,097 |
| 1912 | 19 | — | — | #1,078 |
| 1911 | 11 | — | — | #1,089 |
| 1910 | 17 | — | #2,610 | #966 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | — | #1,383 |
| 1908 | 11 | — | — | #859 |
| 1906 | 7 | — | — | #1,069 |
| 1905 | 10 | — | — | #821 |
| 1904 | 7 | — | — | #1,027 |
| 1903 | 17 | — | — | #541 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #1,008 |
| 1900 | 10 | — | — | #879 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | — | #851 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | — | #1,158 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,193 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,546 | — |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #978 |
| 1882 | 6 | — | — | #903 |