How Many People Are Named Lesle?
An estimated 148 people in the United States have the first name Lesle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Lesle peaked in popularity in 1962 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lesle as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lesle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
148
About 1 in 2,315,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1962
13 births
Total Registered
187
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lesle
Lesle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 187 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lesle as a female name
Ranked #12,124 in 1999
7 female births in 1999
Peak: 1962 (13 births)
Lesle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lesle span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 73 babies were registered. Lesle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lesle by Decade
How has Lesle tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lesle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lesle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lesle
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Lesle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lesle?
We estimate approximately 148 people named Lesle are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,315,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Lesle a common name?
Lesle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 187 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lesle most popular?
Lesle reached peak popularity in 1962, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lesle is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lesle a female name?
Lesle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lesle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lesle Smith, Lesle Johnson, Lesle Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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