first name
LESLY
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 15,372 people named Lesly, 85.4% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 7% as White and 6.2% as Black. 93.3% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Lesly peaked in 2003, when 847 babies got the name.
At least 15,785 babies have been given the name since 1919. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Lesly by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2000s, when it ranked #796. The largest share of babies named Lesly, 65.9%, were born between 1997 and 2012, as Generation Z.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Lesly is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Lesly has been most common in Nevada (4.5×), California (3.1×), and Arizona (2.8×), and least common in Pennsylvania (0.07×).
12,955 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Lesly
Spelled almost the same
6 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Lesly, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Lesly ranks #77,203 of 156,621, with 268 people. See Lesly as a last name
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