Leslie is a very popular name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1957 and has since faded.
Leslie is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #712 among girls (393) and #3,563 among boys (32) — overall #1,314 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 425 | 425 | #712 | #3,563 |
| 2024 | 537 | 537 | #606 | #3,024 |
| 2023 | 480 | 480 | #670 | #3,094 |
| 2022 | 486 | 486 | #653 | #3,505 |
| 2021 | 510 | 510 | #625 | #3,462 |
| 2020 | 514 | 514 | #596 | #3,982 |
| 2019 | 622 | 622 | #536 | #2,610 |
| 2018 | 639 | 639 | #521 | #3,081 |
| 2017 | 749 | 749 | #449 | #2,742 |
| 2016 | 852 | 852 | #414 | #2,708 |
| 2015 | 936 | 936 | #371 | #2,338 |
| 2014 | 1,061 | 1,061 | #338 | #2,222 |
| 2013 | 1,147 | 1,147 | #288 | #3,100 |
| 2012 | 1,276 | 1,276 | #266 | #2,508 |
| 2011 | 1,340 | 1,340 | #247 | #2,364 |
| 2010 | 1,612 | 1,612 | #199 | #2,613 |
| 2009 | 2,059 | 2,059 | #160 | #1,906 |
| 2008 | 2,402 | 2,410 | #147 | #1,912 |
| 2007 | 2,772 | 2,778 | #127 | #1,790 |
| 2006 | 3,118 | 3,129 | #108 | #1,720 |
| 2005 | 3,225 | 3,231 | #103 | #1,448 |
| 2004 | 3,591 | 3,600 | #93 | #1,498 |
| 2003 | 3,740 | 3,757 | #91 | #1,353 |
| 2002 | 3,618 | 3,646 | #91 | #1,377 |
| 2001 | 3,737 | 3,762 | #84 | #1,126 |
| 2000 | 3,760 | 3,797 | #90 | #1,050 |
| 1999 | 3,461 | 3,501 | #100 | #1,110 |
| 1998 | 3,202 | 3,263 | #111 | #1,070 |
| 1997 | 2,979 | — | #115 | #881 |
| 1996 | 2,839 | — | #118 | #824 |
| 1995 | 2,499 | — | #137 | #787 |
| 1994 | 2,606 | — | #131 | #727 |
| 1993 | 2,494 | — | #138 | #737 |
| 1992 | 2,698 | — | #133 | #699 |
| 1991 | 2,829 | — | #124 | #611 |
| 1990 | 3,122 | — | #115 | #584 |
| 1989 | 3,192 | — | #108 | #531 |
| 1988 | 3,397 | — | #94 | #516 |
| 1987 | 3,484 | — | #89 | #530 |
| 1986 | 3,604 | — | #86 | #443 |
| 1985 | 3,938 | — | #76 | #476 |
| 1984 | 4,184 | — | #75 | #439 |
| 1983 | 4,662 | — | #67 | #401 |
| 1982 | 5,416 | — | #60 | #391 |
| 1981 | 5,433 | — | #56 | #352 |
| 1980 | 5,283 | — | #61 | #354 |
| 1979 | 5,026 | — | #65 | #341 |
| 1978 | 4,866 | — | #63 | #336 |
| 1977 | 4,858 | — | #65 | #311 |
| 1976 | 4,845 | — | #65 | #327 |
| 1975 | 4,785 | — | #71 | #281 |
| 1974 | 5,154 | — | #65 | #273 |
| 1973 | 4,744 | — | #75 | #247 |
| 1972 | 5,024 | — | #75 | #249 |
| 1971 | 6,096 | — | #68 | #238 |
| 1970 | 6,635 | — | #64 | #234 |
| 1969 | 6,879 | — | #64 | #224 |
| 1968 | 6,294 | — | #66 | #223 |
| 1967 | 6,380 | — | #66 | #212 |
| 1966 | 6,238 | — | #71 | #197 |
| 1965 | 6,294 | — | #75 | #180 |
| 1964 | 7,043 | — | #73 | #197 |
| 1963 | 7,414 | — | #72 | #192 |
| 1962 | 7,430 | — | #80 | #183 |
| 1961 | 7,291 | — | #84 | #190 |
| 1960 | 6,914 | — | #92 | #185 |
| 1959 | 7,409 | — | #84 | #175 |
| 1958 | 7,957 | — | #79 | #161 |
| 1957 | 8,199 | — | #77 | #156 |
| 1956 | 6,432 | — | #104 | #152 |
| 1955 | 6,637 | — | #99 | #138 |
| 1954 | 6,378 | — | #99 | #137 |
| 1953 | 6,188 | — | #96 | #135 |
| 1952 | 5,931 | — | #104 | #125 |
| 1951 | 4,838 | — | #133 | #124 |
| 1950 | 4,461 | — | #134 | #126 |
| 1949 | 4,626 | — | #132 | #126 |
| 1948 | 4,519 | — | #131 | #129 |
| 1947 | 4,663 | — | #132 | #124 |
| 1946 | 4,277 | — | #130 | #119 |
| 1945 | 3,679 | — | #142 | #115 |
| 1944 | 3,173 | — | #182 | #114 |
| 1943 | 3,055 | — | #191 | #121 |
| 1942 | 2,567 | — | #231 | #127 |
| 1941 | 2,062 | — | #288 | #126 |
| 1940 | 1,624 | — | #427 | #136 |
| 1939 | 1,473 | — | #499 | #136 |
| 1938 | 1,424 | — | #504 | #135 |
| 1937 | 1,414 | — | #494 | #131 |
| 1936 | 1,431 | — | #480 | #128 |
| 1935 | 1,383 | — | #502 | #131 |
| 1934 | 1,340 | — | #581 | #134 |
| 1933 | 1,291 | — | #581 | #137 |
| 1932 | 1,271 | — | #701 | #142 |
| 1931 | 1,293 | — | #663 | #139 |
| 1930 | 1,369 | — | #604 | #139 |
| 1929 | 1,361 | — | #694 | #136 |
| 1928 | 1,482 | — | #693 | #128 |
| 1927 | 1,567 | — | #639 | #126 |
| 1926 | 1,607 | — | #600 | #126 |
| 1925 | 1,657 | — | #624 | #119 |
| 1924 | 1,806 | — | #632 | #107 |
| 1923 | 1,704 | — | #588 | #112 |
| 1922 | 1,665 | — | #659 | #114 |
| 1921 | 1,773 | — | #655 | #106 |
| 1920 | 1,684 | — | #759 | #110 |
| 1919 | 1,653 | — | #652 | #105 |
| 1918 | 1,771 | — | #628 | #102 |
| 1917 | 1,539 | — | #693 | #107 |
| 1916 | 1,456 | — | #680 | #112 |
| 1915 | 1,497 | — | #715 | #106 |
| 1914 | 1,144 | — | #704 | #103 |
| 1913 | 890 | — | #732 | #105 |
| 1912 | 742 | — | #720 | #108 |
| 1911 | 358 | — | #737 | #117 |
| 1910 | 365 | — | #574 | #102 |
| 1909 | 327 | — | #678 | #96 |
| 1908 | 320 | — | #585 | #95 |
| 1907 | 307 | — | #644 | #94 |
| 1906 | 292 | — | #683 | #88 |
| 1905 | 272 | — | #591 | #94 |
| 1904 | 266 | — | #635 | #91 |
| 1903 | 251 | — | #685 | #89 |
| 1902 | 288 | — | #532 | #85 |
| 1901 | 227 | — | #585 | #89 |
| 1900 | 305 | — | #646 | #91 |
| 1899 | 199 | — | #777 | #96 |
| 1898 | 252 | — | #673 | #90 |
| 1897 | 256 | — | #502 | #83 |
| 1896 | 264 | — | #601 | #85 |
| 1895 | 257 | — | #672 | #81 |
| 1894 | 259 | — | #469 | #87 |
| 1893 | 211 | — | #558 | #95 |
| 1892 | 229 | — | #607 | #93 |
| 1891 | 192 | — | #491 | #98 |
| 1890 | 201 | — | #590 | #96 |
| 1889 | 178 | — | #538 | #106 |
| 1888 | 198 | — | #529 | #99 |
| 1887 | 178 | — | #678 | #90 |
| 1886 | 144 | — | #865 | #114 |
| 1885 | 132 | — | #719 | #112 |
| 1884 | 140 | — | #552 | #115 |
| 1883 | 127 | — | #789 | #110 |
| 1882 | 131 | — | #659 | #119 |
| 1881 | 103 | — | #523 | #135 |
| 1880 | 87 | — | #655 | #167 |