Fun Facts About the Name Lesly
- More than 15 thousand babies named Lesly: U.S. records list 15,784 babies given the name Lesly from 1880 through 2025. Even 504 boys received the name Lesly - about 1 boy for every 30 girls.
What Does the Name Lesly Mean?
Lesly is a spelling variant of Leslie, a Scottish name commonly explained as 'garden of holly.' It comes from the place name Leslie in Aberdeenshire. The usual derivation is from Scottish Gaelic leas, 'garden' or 'enclosure,' plus a word for holly; Scottish Gaelic cuileann means 'holly,' though some accounts cite the form celyn. The literal sense is a garden or enclosure where holly grows.
The meaning belongs to the parent name Leslie. Lesly has no separate etymology; it is the same name with a different final letter.
Lesly Name History & Origins
The name began as a Scottish surname taken from the lands of Leslie in Aberdeenshire. The place name is recorded in medieval forms such as Lescelin. The Leslie family was established in medieval Scotland, and the surname spread through Scotland and later into England and Ireland. The title Earl of Rothes, held by the Leslie family, is one long-standing association that kept the surname visible.
As a given name, Leslie has been used for both males and females. The spelling Lesly is a variant that replaces the usual -ie ending with -y. It is used in the same English-speaking regions as Leslie and shares the parent name's history; it does not have a separate origin or development.
How Popular is the Name Lesly?
Lesly recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2003. Its best rank was #364 in 2003.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,448 | 149 | 0.0093% |
| 2024 | #1,100 | 222 | 0.0138% |
| 2023 | #1,456 | 153 | 0.0095% |
| 2022 | #1,304 | 181 | 0.0110% |
| 2021 | #1,463 | 147 | 0.0090% |
| 2020 | #1,339 | 165 | 0.0102% |
| 2019 | #1,323 | 173 | 0.0103% |
| 2018 | #1,231 | 190 | 0.0112% |
| 2017 | #1,221 | 197 | 0.0114% |
| 2016 | #1,260 | 194 | 0.0110% |
| 2015 | #1,116 | 230 | 0.0129% |
| 2014 | #968 | 276 | 0.0155% |
| 2013 | #839 | 314 | 0.0179% |
| 2012 | #758 | 367 | 0.0208% |
| 2011 | #693 | 404 | 0.0230% |
| 2010 | #581 | 505 | 0.0284% |
| 2009 | #505 | 598 | 0.0326% |
| 2008 | #452 | 699 | 0.0370% |
| 2007 | #429 | 766 | 0.0398% |
| 2006 | #419 | 761 | 0.0400% |
| 2005 | #401 | 783 | 0.0424% |
| 2004 | #407 | 747 | 0.0407% |
| 2003 | #364 | 839 | 0.0459% |
| 2002 | #407 | 717 | 0.0399% |
| 2001 | #371 | 802 | 0.0445% |
| 2000 | #389 | 742 | 0.0409% |
| 1999 | #415 | 672 | 0.0379% |
| 1998 | #492 | 516 | 0.0292% |
| 1997 | #580 | 401 | 0.0230% |
| 1996 | #671 | 330 | 0.0188% |
| 1995 | #969 | 195 | 0.0111% |
| 1994 | #1,127 | 160 | 0.0090% |
| 1993 | #1,199 | 145 | 0.0080% |
| 1992 | #1,441 | 112 | 0.0061% |
| 1991 | #1,447 | 110 | 0.0059% |
| 1990 | #1,681 | 88 | 0.0046% |
| 1989 | #2,323 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 1988 | #2,138 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 1987 | #2,117 | 52 | 0.0030% |
| 1986 | #2,654 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1985 | #2,626 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1984 | #2,213 | 45 | 0.0027% |
| 1983 | #2,576 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 1982 | #2,006 | 52 | 0.0031% |
| 1981 | #2,328 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 1980 | #2,914 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 1979 | #3,206 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1978 | #3,578 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1977 | #3,044 | 26 | 0.0017% |
| 1976 | #3,146 | 23 | 0.0016% |
| 1975 | #3,111 | 23 | 0.0016% |
| 1974 | #3,376 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1973 | #2,966 | 23 | 0.0016% |
| 1972 | #4,958 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1971 | #2,572 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1970 | #2,822 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1969 | #3,154 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1968 | #2,391 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1967 | #1,967 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 1966 | #1,782 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 1965 | #2,048 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1964 | #2,058 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1963 | #1,885 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1962 | #1,721 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 1961 | #2,277 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1960 | #2,129 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1959 | #2,432 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1958 | #2,541 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1957 | #3,407 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #2,677 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1955 | #4,582 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #3,096 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1953 | #3,377 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #3,985 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #1,904 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1950 | #3,337 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #3,513 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #4,063 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #4,571 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #3,340 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1945 | #4,306 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #4,462 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,593 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1941 | #3,795 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #4,041 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #4,689 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #4,567 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | #13,429 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #6,463 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #9,549 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #8,309 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #9,019 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #11,628 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #6,161 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #5,892 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #5,067 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #7,790 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #9,927 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #6,215 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #5,725 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #5,626 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #5,935 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #4,375 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #6,181 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #3,543 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #4,339 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #3,445 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #7,382 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #4,228 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #3,205 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #3,773 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #3,611 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #2,975 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #4,360 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #3,971 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #4,402 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #4,032 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #4,249 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #4,043 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #3,145 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #3,508 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #3,549 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #3,424 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #3,795 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #3,543 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #4,315 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #3,415 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #3,759 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #2,610 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #2,787 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #3,507 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #3,538 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #2,988 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #4,325 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #3,805 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #2,884 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #2,615 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #3,529 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #4,039 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1930 | #3,833 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #4,613 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1923 | #3,672 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1922 | #4,680 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #4,696 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #4,080 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #4,525 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Lesly Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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