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Lesli

100% girls · 13 born in 2025

Lesli has been given to about 5,799 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2001, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,527
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lesli per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2001 · 166
  • Born in 202513
  • All time5,799

How popular is Lesli?

Its best year was 2001, when 166 babies were given the name, ranking 1222nd. The typical living American called Lesli is about 43 years old today.

Names that sound like Lesli

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lesly0.79
  2. Leslie0.72
  3. Kelli0.70
  4. Keli0.70
  5. Lesley0.67
  6. Lexi0.64
  7. Leslee0.62
  8. Leigh0.56

Middle names for Lesli

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lesli Catherine0.84
  2. Lesli Josephine0.84
  3. Lesli Rose0.83
  4. Lesli Marie0.83
  5. Lesli Grace0.83
  6. Lesli Jane0.83

Sibling names for Lesli

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.82
  2. Barronbrother · 0.81
  3. Angiesister · 0.81
  4. Marisolsister · 0.81
  5. Tomasbrother · 0.80
  6. Claybrother · 0.80

Where Lesli is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Lesli Reyes0.78
    2. Lesli Nguyen0.78
    3. Lesli Moore0.78
    4. Lesli Hall0.78
    5. Lesli Green0.78
    6. Lesli Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Lesli

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.