Is Leslie a boy or girl name?
Leslie is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 495 girls and 41 boys were named Leslie, so 92.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 70.5% of the 382,987 US babies named Leslie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,016
- Girl rank, 2024
- #605
- Babies named Leslie since 1880
- 382,987
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 8,199 babies
Boys and girls named Leslie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,292 | 126 | 8.9% |
| 1890s | 2,063 | 257 | 11.1% |
| 1900s | 2,531 | 324 | 11.3% |
| 1910s | 10,630 | 785 | 6.9% |
| 1920s | 15,065 | 1,241 | 7.6% |
| 1930s | 12,242 | 1,447 | 10.6% |
| 1940s | 19,389 | 14,856 | 43.4% |
| 1950s | 21,382 | 43,048 | 66.8% |
| 1960s | 13,723 | 54,451 | 79.9% |
| 1970s | 7,195 | 44,840 | 86.2% |
| 1980s | 3,864 | 38,729 | 90.9% |
| 1990s | 1,960 | 26,771 | 93.2% |
| 2000s | 967 | 31,052 | 97% |
| 2010s | 482 | 9,749 | 95.3% |
| 2020s | 173 | 2,353 | 93.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41 | #3,016 | 495 | #605 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,092 | 440 | #670 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,503 | 453 | #653 |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,461 | 477 | #624 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,979 | 488 | #596 |
| 2019 | 50 | #2,609 | 572 | #536 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3,080 | 600 | #521 |
| 2017 | 45 | #2,742 | 704 | #449 |
| 2016 | 45 | #2,707 | 806 | #414 |
| 2015 | 56 | #2,338 | 880 | #371 |
| 2014 | 61 | #2,222 | 1,000 | #338 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,100 | 1,111 | #288 |
| 2012 | 50 | #2,508 | 1,225 | #266 |
| 2011 | 54 | #2,363 | 1,286 | #247 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,613 | 1,565 | #199 |
| 2009 | 76 | #1,906 | 1,983 | #160 |
| 2008 | 76 | #1,912 | 2,325 | #147 |
| 2007 | 82 | #1,790 | 2,690 | #127 |
| 2006 | 82 | #1,720 | 3,036 | #108 |
| 2005 | 102 | #1,448 | 3,122 | #103 |
| 2004 | 90 | #1,497 | 3,500 | #93 |
| 2003 | 101 | #1,353 | 3,639 | #91 |
| 2002 | 96 | #1,377 | 3,522 | #91 |
| 2001 | 125 | #1,126 | 3,612 | #84 |
| 2000 | 137 | #1,050 | 3,623 | #90 |
| 1999 | 120 | #1,110 | 3,341 | #100 |
| 1998 | 123 | #1,070 | 3,079 | #111 |
| 1997 | 158 | #881 | 2,821 | #115 |
| 1996 | 175 | #824 | 2,664 | #118 |
| 1995 | 186 | #787 | 2,313 | #137 |
| 1994 | 208 | #727 | 2,398 | #131 |
| 1993 | 200 | #737 | 2,294 | #138 |
| 1992 | 216 | #699 | 2,482 | #133 |
| 1991 | 279 | #611 | 2,551 | #124 |
| 1990 | 295 | #584 | 2,828 | #115 |
| 1989 | 327 | #532 | 2,864 | #108 |
| 1988 | 318 | #516 | 3,080 | #94 |
| 1987 | 290 | #530 | 3,194 | #89 |
| 1986 | 380 | #443 | 3,225 | #86 |
| 1985 | 331 | #476 | 3,606 | #76 |
| 1984 | 367 | #439 | 3,817 | #75 |
| 1983 | 414 | #401 | 4,249 | #67 |
| 1982 | 431 | #391 | 4,984 | #60 |
| 1981 | 499 | #352 | 4,934 | #56 |
| 1980 | 507 | #354 | 4,776 | #61 |
| 1979 | 529 | #341 | 4,498 | #65 |
| 1978 | 524 | #336 | 4,342 | #63 |
| 1977 | 608 | #311 | 4,250 | #65 |
| 1976 | 534 | #327 | 4,311 | #65 |
| 1975 | 680 | #281 | 4,105 | #71 |
| 1974 | 691 | #273 | 4,463 | #65 |
| 1973 | 790 | #247 | 3,954 | #75 |
| 1972 | 840 | #249 | 4,184 | #75 |
| 1971 | 985 | #238 | 5,111 | #68 |
| 1970 | 1,014 | #234 | 5,622 | #64 |
| 1969 | 1,043 | #224 | 5,835 | #64 |
| 1968 | 1,012 | #223 | 5,282 | #66 |
| 1967 | 1,062 | #212 | 5,318 | #66 |
| 1966 | 1,239 | #197 | 4,999 | #71 |
| 1965 | 1,418 | #181 | 4,875 | #75 |
| 1964 | 1,446 | #196 | 5,598 | #73 |
| 1963 | 1,557 | #192 | 5,856 | #72 |
| 1962 | 1,650 | #183 | 5,778 | #80 |
| 1961 | 1,622 | #190 | 5,669 | #84 |
| 1960 | 1,674 | #185 | 5,241 | #92 |
| 1959 | 1,757 | #175 | 5,651 | #84 |
| 1958 | 1,943 | #161 | 6,014 | #79 |
| 1957 | 2,096 | #156 | 6,103 | #77 |
| 1956 | 2,050 | #152 | 4,382 | #104 |
| 1955 | 2,231 | #138 | 4,405 | #99 |
| 1954 | 2,232 | #137 | 4,147 | #99 |
| 1953 | 2,284 | #135 | 3,904 | #96 |
| 1952 | 2,359 | #125 | 3,573 | #104 |
| 1951 | 2,298 | #125 | 2,540 | #133 |
| 1950 | 2,132 | #126 | 2,329 | #134 |
| 1949 | 2,208 | #126 | 2,418 | #132 |
| 1948 | 2,214 | #129 | 2,305 | #131 |
| 1947 | 2,305 | #124 | 2,358 | #132 |
| 1946 | 2,138 | #119 | 2,139 | #130 |
| 1945 | 1,975 | #115 | 1,704 | #142 |
| 1944 | 1,971 | #114 | 1,202 | #182 |
| 1943 | 1,917 | #121 | 1,137 | #191 |
| 1942 | 1,734 | #127 | 834 | #231 |
| 1941 | 1,557 | #126 | 505 | #288 |
| 1940 | 1,370 | #136 | 254 | #427 |
| 1939 | 1,294 | #136 | 179 | #499 |
| 1938 | 1,248 | #135 | 176 | #504 |
| 1937 | 1,237 | #131 | 177 | #494 |
| 1936 | 1,252 | #128 | 179 | #480 |
| 1935 | 1,222 | #131 | 161 | #502 |
| 1934 | 1,215 | #134 | 125 | #581 |
| 1933 | 1,168 | #137 | 123 | #581 |
| 1932 | 1,177 | #142 | 94 | #701 |
| 1931 | 1,192 | #139 | 101 | #663 |
| 1930 | 1,237 | #139 | 132 | #604 |
| 1929 | 1,259 | #136 | 102 | #694 |
| 1928 | 1,380 | #128 | 102 | #693 |
| 1927 | 1,441 | #126 | 126 | #639 |
| 1926 | 1,467 | #126 | 140 | #600 |
| 1925 | 1,518 | #119 | 139 | #624 |
| 1924 | 1,664 | #107 | 142 | #632 |
| 1923 | 1,553 | #112 | 151 | #588 |
| 1922 | 1,544 | #114 | 121 | #659 |
| 1921 | 1,647 | #106 | 126 | #655 |
| 1920 | 1,592 | #110 | 92 | #759 |
| 1919 | 1,539 | #105 | 114 | #652 |
| 1918 | 1,644 | #102 | 127 | #628 |
| 1917 | 1,440 | #107 | 99 | #693 |
| 1916 | 1,355 | #112 | 101 | #680 |
| 1915 | 1,409 | #106 | 88 | #715 |
| 1914 | 1,076 | #103 | 68 | #704 |
| 1913 | 838 | #105 | 52 | #732 |
| 1912 | 693 | #108 | 49 | #720 |
| 1911 | 323 | #117 | 35 | #737 |
| 1910 | 313 | #102 | 52 | #574 |
| 1909 | 292 | #96 | 35 | #678 |
| 1908 | 279 | #95 | 41 | #585 |
| 1907 | 273 | #94 | 34 | #644 |
| 1906 | 263 | #88 | 29 | #683 |
| 1905 | 237 | #94 | 35 | #591 |
| 1904 | 236 | #91 | 30 | #635 |
| 1903 | 227 | #89 | 24 | #685 |
| 1902 | 251 | #85 | 37 | #532 |
| 1901 | 198 | #89 | 29 | #585 |
| 1900 | 275 | #91 | 30 | #646 |
| 1899 | 181 | #96 | 18 | #777 |
| 1898 | 228 | #90 | 24 | #673 |
| 1897 | 222 | #83 | 34 | #502 |
| 1896 | 237 | #85 | 27 | #601 |
| 1895 | 235 | #81 | 22 | #672 |
| 1894 | 223 | #87 | 36 | #469 |
| 1893 | 185 | #95 | 26 | #558 |
| 1892 | 207 | #93 | 22 | #607 |
| 1891 | 164 | #98 | 28 | #491 |
| 1890 | 181 | #96 | 20 | #590 |
| 1889 | 155 | #106 | 23 | #538 |
| 1888 | 175 | #99 | 23 | #529 |
| 1887 | 166 | #90 | 12 | #678 |
| 1886 | 136 | #114 | 8 | #865 |
| 1885 | 122 | #112 | 10 | #719 |
| 1884 | 125 | #115 | 15 | #552 |
| 1883 | 120 | #110 | 7 | #789 |
| 1882 | 122 | #119 | 9 | #659 |
| 1881 | 92 | #135 | 11 | #523 |
| 1880 | 79 | #167 | 8 | #655 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Leslie reached #81 in 1895. As a girl name, it reached #56 in 1981. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Leslie
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.