How Many People Are Named Leslyn?
An estimated 135 people in the United States have the first name Leslyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Leslyn peaked in popularity in 1969 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leslyn 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 Leslyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
135
About 1 in 2,538,921 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1969
18 births
Total Registered
171
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leslyn
Leslyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 171 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leslyn as a female name
Ranked #16,570 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1969 (18 births)
Leslyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leslyn span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 74 babies were registered. Leslyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leslyn by Decade
How has Leslyn 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.
Leslyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leslyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Leslyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leslyn?
We estimate approximately 135 people named Leslyn 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 2,538,921 Americans share this first name.
Is Leslyn a common name?
Leslyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 171 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leslyn most popular?
Leslyn reached peak popularity in 1969, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leslyn is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leslyn a female name?
Leslyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leslyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leslyn Smith, Leslyn Johnson, Leslyn 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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