How Many People Are Named Leslye?
An estimated 2,110 people in the United States have the first name Leslye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Leslye peaked in popularity in 2002 with 85 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leslye 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 Leslye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,110
About 1 in 162,443 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
2002
85 births
Total Registered
2,446
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leslye
Leslye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,446 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leslye as a female name
Ranked #8,195 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (85 births)
Leslye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leslye span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 681 babies were registered. Leslye has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leslye by Decade
How has Leslye 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.
Leslye by State
Birth registrations for Leslye span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Ohio, Florida. On average, about 83 Leslyes were registered per state.
Leslye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leslye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Leslye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leslye?
We estimate approximately 2,110 people named Leslye 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 162,443 Americans share this first name.
Is Leslye a common name?
Leslye is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,446 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leslye most popular?
Leslye reached peak popularity in 2002, when 85 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leslye is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leslye a female name?
Leslye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leslye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leslye Smith, Leslye Johnson, Leslye 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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