Is Lesley a boy or girl name?
Lesley is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 36 girls and 0 boys were named Lesley, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 87.7% of the 39,070 US babies named Lesley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,074
- Babies named Lesley since 1882
- 39,070
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 981 babies
Boys and girls named Lesley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 18 | 5 | 21.7% |
| 1900s | 74 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 260 | 65 | 20% |
| 1920s | 459 | 112 | 19.6% |
| 1930s | 363 | 219 | 37.6% |
| 1940s | 630 | 1,423 | 69.3% |
| 1950s | 809 | 3,125 | 79.4% |
| 1960s | 848 | 5,137 | 85.8% |
| 1970s | 629 | 7,719 | 92.5% |
| 1980s | 376 | 6,405 | 94.5% |
| 1990s | 193 | 4,638 | 96% |
| 2000s | 100 | 4,123 | 97.6% |
| 2010s | 28 | 1,095 | 97.5% |
| 2020s | 0 | 206 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,074 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,699 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,192 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,846 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,122 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,149 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,769 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,117 |
| 2016 | 8 | #9,357 | 76 | #2,438 |
| 2015 | 6 | #11,547 | 96 | #2,050 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,814 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,735 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,642 |
| 2011 | 7 | #10,322 | 175 | #1,330 |
| 2010 | 7 | #10,328 | 219 | #1,123 |
| 2009 | 10 | #8,064 | 223 | #1,137 |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,777 | 254 | #1,033 |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,448 | 352 | #817 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,733 | 371 | #744 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,785 | 382 | #716 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,927 | 451 | #610 |
| 2003 | 12 | #6,103 | 452 | #604 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,352 | 471 | #564 |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,268 | 509 | #524 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,495 | 658 | #430 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,656 | 682 | #408 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,547 | 695 | #394 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,378 | 626 | #416 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,307 | 591 | #431 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,750 | 276 | #741 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,412 | 288 | #723 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,102 | 314 | #689 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,411 | 354 | #637 |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,376 | 372 | #608 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,589 | 440 | #541 |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,445 | 394 | #566 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,564 | 480 | #473 |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,370 | 472 | #463 |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,632 | 520 | #421 |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,154 | 566 | #400 |
| 1984 | 41 | #1,518 | 607 | #378 |
| 1983 | 42 | #1,485 | 735 | #317 |
| 1982 | 40 | #1,554 | 834 | #295 |
| 1981 | 60 | #1,194 | 869 | #282 |
| 1980 | 53 | #1,282 | 928 | #269 |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,453 | 913 | #268 |
| 1978 | 46 | #1,365 | 842 | #275 |
| 1977 | 83 | #935 | 848 | #281 |
| 1976 | 57 | #1,138 | 752 | #305 |
| 1975 | 56 | #1,131 | 714 | #321 |
| 1974 | 59 | #1,077 | 783 | #302 |
| 1973 | 75 | #934 | 611 | #348 |
| 1972 | 65 | #1,003 | 641 | #345 |
| 1971 | 71 | #973 | 849 | #313 |
| 1970 | 75 | #924 | 766 | #342 |
| 1969 | 66 | #948 | 714 | #334 |
| 1968 | 86 | #802 | 661 | #343 |
| 1967 | 99 | #740 | 689 | #335 |
| 1966 | 100 | #738 | 752 | #324 |
| 1965 | 95 | #761 | 744 | #330 |
| 1964 | 78 | #865 | 403 | #483 |
| 1963 | 88 | #808 | 350 | #520 |
| 1962 | 84 | #832 | 304 | #564 |
| 1961 | 76 | #878 | 276 | #608 |
| 1960 | 76 | #871 | 244 | #646 |
| 1959 | 101 | #761 | 305 | #558 |
| 1958 | 102 | #735 | 286 | #588 |
| 1957 | 83 | #833 | 397 | #474 |
| 1956 | 80 | #838 | 295 | #545 |
| 1955 | 69 | #897 | 333 | #506 |
| 1954 | 75 | #840 | 354 | #473 |
| 1953 | 70 | #861 | 297 | #505 |
| 1952 | 79 | #791 | 307 | #481 |
| 1951 | 86 | #758 | 297 | #478 |
| 1950 | 64 | #860 | 254 | #510 |
| 1949 | 81 | #768 | 249 | #521 |
| 1948 | 71 | #807 | 212 | #576 |
| 1947 | 71 | #826 | 215 | #582 |
| 1946 | 57 | #874 | 204 | #553 |
| 1945 | 48 | #933 | 129 | #644 |
| 1944 | 70 | #743 | 129 | #654 |
| 1943 | 68 | #800 | 95 | #797 |
| 1942 | 60 | #844 | 102 | #749 |
| 1941 | 47 | #932 | 56 | #980 |
| 1940 | 57 | #834 | 32 | #1,331 |
| 1939 | 43 | #965 | 36 | #1,234 |
| 1938 | 40 | #1,021 | 39 | #1,173 |
| 1937 | 39 | #1,027 | 36 | #1,214 |
| 1936 | 31 | #1,198 | 18 | #1,837 |
| 1935 | 37 | #1,070 | 28 | #1,403 |
| 1934 | 42 | #1,001 | 23 | #1,580 |
| 1933 | 35 | #1,115 | 17 | #1,938 |
| 1932 | 31 | #1,224 | 5 | #4,777 |
| 1931 | 25 | #1,413 | 9 | #3,114 |
| 1930 | 40 | #1,101 | 8 | #3,515 |
| 1929 | 41 | #1,083 | 13 | #2,510 |
| 1928 | 46 | #1,024 | 5 | #5,104 |
| 1927 | 51 | #987 | 14 | #2,489 |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,207 | 15 | #2,417 |
| 1925 | 53 | #927 | 14 | #2,556 |
| 1924 | 40 | #1,148 | 7 | #4,246 |
| 1923 | 45 | #1,070 | 9 | #3,517 |
| 1922 | 58 | #920 | 6 | #4,750 |
| 1921 | 39 | #1,152 | 14 | #2,570 |
| 1920 | 50 | #980 | 15 | #2,416 |
| 1919 | 41 | #1,072 | 7 | #4,064 |
| 1918 | 41 | #1,071 | 11 | #2,923 |
| 1917 | 36 | #1,126 | 5 | #4,972 |
| 1916 | 29 | #1,254 | 12 | #2,581 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,290 | 10 | #2,812 |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,291 | 5 | #3,935 |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,097 | 10 | #2,101 |
| 1912 | 19 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 12 | #966 | 5 | #2,610 |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 11 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 10 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 17 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,546 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #903 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lesley reached #541 in 1903. As a girl name, it reached #268 in 1979. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lesley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.