Infographic of Lesley name meaning, which is “The girl from the meadow,” based on the Middle English ley, a pasture, meadow, etc.
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Lesley Name Popularity

How popular is the name Lesley? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 0 0%
1911 0 0%
1912 0 0%
1913 0 0%
1914 0 0%
1915 0 0%
1916 0 0%
1917 0 0%
1918 0 0%
1919 0 0%
1920 0 0%
1921 0 0%
1922 0 0%
1923 0 0%
1924 0 0%
1925 0 0%
1926 0 0%
1927 0 0%
1928 0 0%
1929 0 0%
1930 0 0%
1931 0 0%
1932 0 0%
1933 1,535 5 0.0005%
1934 0 0%
1935 1,544 5 0.0005%
1936 0 0%
1937 1,156 12 0.0012%
1938 1,293 8 0.0008%
1939 1,147 13 0.0013%
1940 1,309 8 0.0008%
1941 957 25 0.0022%
1942 704 68 0.0054%
1943 767 59 0.0045%
1944 631 93 0.0075%
1945 661 81 0.0066%
1946 558 155 0.0105%
1947 596 156 0.0093%
1948 573 164 0.0103%
1949 518 201 0.0125%
1950 535 186 0.0116%
1951 490 235 0.0139%
1952 479 263 0.0151%
1953 522 223 0.0126%
1954 477 299 0.0164%
1955 515 277 0.0151%
1956 562 230 0.0122%
1957 473 356 0.0185%
1958 599 229 0.0121%
1959 579 243 0.0128%
1960 655 190 0.01%
1961 624 218 0.0115%
1962 566 255 0.0139%
1963 525 296 0.0165%
1964 491 341 0.0194%
1965 328 713 0.0436%
1966 322 711 0.0455%
1967 333 654 0.0431%
1968 337 633 0.0422%
1969 330 695 0.0451%
1970 341 734 0.0461%
1971 317 806 0.0536%
1972 344 610 0.0448%
1973 347 581 0.0448%
1974 299 763 0.0587%
1975 316 688 0.0535%
1976 304 724 0.0562%
1977 277 830 0.0616%
1978 272 808 0.0601%
1979 268 887 0.0629%
1980 272 889 0.0608%
1981 281 841 0.0572%
1982 296 801 0.0536%
1983 315 701 0.0475%
1984 376 568 0.0382%
1985 405 520 0.0343%
1986 419 482 0.0319%
1987 461 432 0.0283%
1988 475 436 0.028%
1989 574 341 0.0211%
1990 547 388 0.0234%
1991 595 333 0.0204%
1992 646 302 0.0189%
1993 700 258 0.0165%
1994 764 222 0.0145%
1995 739 226 0.015%
1996 438 543 0.0363%
1997 422 571 0.0386%
1998 403 645 0.0431%
1999 402 654 0.0437%
2000 438 609 0.0399%
2001 529 465 0.0309%
2002 563 422 0.0282%
2003 609 396 0.026%
2004 630 387 0.0254%
2005 719 328 0.0215%
2006 737 329 0.021%
2007 821 297 0.0188%
2008 1,013 201 0.013%
2009 1,082 177 0.0118%
2010 1,048 176 0.0122%
2011 1,212 130 0.0091%
2012 1,599 66 0.0046%
2013 1,598 65 0.0046%
2014 1,606 65 0.0045%
2015 1,735 50 0.0034%
2016 1,975 35 0.0024%
2017 2,360 19 0.0014%
2018 2,061 27 0.002%
2019 2,159 23 0.0017%
2020 2,949 18 0.0014%
2021 4,937 5 0.0004%
2022 2,815 23 0.0017%

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Leslea

Holly garden

Scottish

Leslee

Holly garden

Scottish

Lesly

Holly garden

Scottish

Lezley

Holly garden

Scottish


What names are similar to Lesley?

Find a name that’s like Lesley, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Chesley

Camp on the meadow

English

Lassey

Little girl

English

Leelee

Latin

Lesli

Holly garden

Scottish

Lesy

Man's defender

Greek

Lezlee

Holly garden

Scottish

Lilley

Latin

Lynley

English

Weslee

English


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