How Many People Are Named Lesli?
An estimated 5,241 people in the United States have the first name Lesli. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Lesli peaked in popularity in 2001 with 166 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lesli 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 Lesli paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,241
About 1 in 65,399 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
2001
166 births
Total Registered
5,786
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lesli
Lesli is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,786 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lesli as a female name
Ranked #5,699 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (166 births)
Lesli: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lesli span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,420 babies were registered. Lesli has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lesli by Decade
How has Lesli 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.
Lesli by State
Birth registrations for Lesli span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Kentucky. On average, about 91 Leslis were registered per state.
Lesli + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lesli as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lesli
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Lesli: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lesli?
We estimate approximately 5,241 people named Lesli 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 65,399 Americans share this first name.
Is Lesli a common name?
Lesli is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,786 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lesli most popular?
Lesli reached peak popularity in 2001, when 166 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lesli is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lesli a female name?
Lesli is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lesli Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lesli Smith, Lesli Johnson, Lesli 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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