Boy Girl’s name Leslie Leslie “The man from the small meadow,” based on the Middle English les (not so great) and ley (a lea or meadow). Leslie Name Origin: Scottish Pronunciation: l(e)-slie, les-lie See what 2 people think about Leslie Share Popularity Alternatives Lists Comments Infographic of Leslie name meaning, which is “The man from the small meadow,” based on the Middle English les (not so great) and ley (a lea or meadow). Ask your friends & family about Leslie… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Leslie Name Popularity How popular is the name Leslie? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 — 276 0.0784% 1911 — 279 0.0749% 1912 — 671 0.1331% 1913 — 817 0.1441% 1914 — 1,062 0.1524% 1915 — 1,398 0.1539% 1916 — 1,334 0.1381% 1917 — 1,427 0.1426% 1918 — 1,619 0.1509% 1919 — 1,525 0.1456% 1920 — 1,576 0.1417% 1921 — 1,639 0.1431% 1922 — 1,529 0.1372% 1923 — 1,537 0.1372% 1924 — 1,656 0.1426% 1925 — 1,499 0.1326% 1926 — 1,454 0.1322% 1927 — 1,434 0.1295% 1928 — 1,370 0.128% 1929 — 1,242 0.1199% 1930 — 1,226 0.1174% 1931 — 1,178 0.1194% 1932 — 1,168 0.1182% 1933 — 1,148 0.1232% 1934 — 1,198 0.1239% 1935 — 1,205 0.124% 1936 — 1,239 0.1286% 1937 — 1,228 0.1246% 1938 — 1,243 0.1214% 1939 — 1,283 0.1261% 1940 — 1,360 0.128% 1941 — 1,550 0.1377% 1942 — 1,725 0.1366% 1943 — 1,904 0.1458% 1944 — 1,955 0.1577% 1945 — 1,976 0.162% 1946 — 2,130 0.1444% 1947 — 2,291 0.1372% 1948 — 2,208 0.1383% 1949 — 2,198 0.1366% 1950 — 2,121 0.1317% 1951 — 2,287 0.1349% 1952 — 2,349 0.1346% 1953 — 2,277 0.1287% 1954 — 2,226 0.1218% 1955 — 2,224 0.1209% 1956 — 2,043 0.1082% 1957 — 2,093 0.1088% 1958 — 1,930 0.1021% 1959 — 1,739 0.0915% 1960 — 1,665 0.0879% 1961 — 1,616 0.0856% 1962 — 1,638 0.0892% 1963 — 1,543 0.086% 1964 — 1,430 0.0812% 1965 — 1,403 0.0858% 1966 — 1,217 0.0779% 1967 — 1,054 0.0695% 1968 — 995 0.0663% 1969 — 1,015 0.0659% 1970 — 998 0.0627% 1971 — 977 0.065% 1972 — 816 0.0599% 1973 — 762 0.0588% 1974 — 661 0.0509% 1975 — 649 0.0505% 1976 — 482 0.0374% 1977 — 566 0.042% 1978 — 493 0.0367% 1979 — 495 0.0351% 1980 — 470 0.0321% 1981 — 452 0.0307% 1982 — 380 0.0254% 1983 — 373 0.0253% 1984 — 321 0.0216% 1985 — 285 0.0188% 1986 — 323 0.0214% 1987 — 227 0.0149% 1988 — 283 0.0182% 1989 — 263 0.0163% 1990 — 251 0.0151% 1991 — 246 0.0151% 1992 — 177 0.0111% 1993 — 141 0.009% 1994 — 154 0.01% 1995 — 138 0.0092% 1996 — 130 0.0087% 1997 — 98 0.0066% 1998 — 76 0.0051% 1999 — 63 0.0042% 2000 — 94 0.0062% 2001 — 66 0.0044% 2002 — 23 0.0015% 2003 — 55 0.0036% 2004 — 42 0.0028% 2005 — 59 0.0039% 2006 — 23 0.0015% 2007 — 31 0.002% 2008 — 24 0.0016% 2009 — 27 0.0018% 2010 — 16 0.0011% 2011 — 13 0.0009% 2012 — 0 0% 2013 — 6 0.0004% 2014 — 25 0.0017% 2015 — 5 0.0003% 2016 — 6 0.0004% 2017 — 6 0.0004% 2018 — 0 0% 2019 — 11 0.0008% 2020 — 5 0.0004% 2021 — 0 0% 2022 — 0 0% 2023 — 5 0.0004% Alaska (AK) Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) Arizona (AZ) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Connecticut (CT) District of Columbia (DC) Delaware (DE) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Hawaii (HI) Iowa (IA) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Massachusetts (MA) Maryland (MD) Maine (ME) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Missouri (MO) Mississippi (MS) Montana (MT) North Carolina (NC) North Dakota (ND) Nebraska (NE) New Hampshire (NH) New Jersey (NJ) New Mexico (NM) Nevada (NV) New York (NY) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Oregon (OR) Pennsylvania (PA) Rhode Island (RI) South Carolina (SC) South Dakota (SD) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Utah (UT) Virginia (VA) Vermont (VT) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) West Virginia (WV) Wyoming (WY) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Leslie If you like Leslie, you’ll love these other names like Leslie. What names are variants of Leslie? Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Leslie. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Les Holly garden; from Leicester Scottish Leslea Holly garden Scottish Leslee Holly garden Scottish Lesley Holly garden Scottish Lesly Holly garden Scottish Lezly Holly garden Scottish What names sound like Leslie? If you like how Leslie sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Leslie. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Lasalle The hall French Laslo Glorious rule Slavic Lists With Leslie Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Leslie. Old Boy Names Bound for a Comeback // 156 names Old boy names have the charm and wisdom of the past with plenty of potential for the future. 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Reply Lily Jun 22 at 2:31 pm His name is Leslie Jack, it really goes well with his little siblings, Poppy Jane and Joseph Peter. Reply Share your thoughts on the name Leslie Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. 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Anlan Feb 24 at 2:00 pm We chose “Leslie” to honor my husband’s late grandfather. I love this classic, Scottish name for boys (our families have partially come from South Africa and speak in the British-English vernacular) even if it is used far more often for girls in the US (where we live). Reply
Lily Jun 22 at 2:31 pm His name is Leslie Jack, it really goes well with his little siblings, Poppy Jane and Joseph Peter. Reply
