Lesa vs Leslie

Side-by-side comparison of Lesa and Leslie — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Lesa

Girl name

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Name B

Leslie

Girl name · Rank #604

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Metric Lesa Leslie
Current Rank Unranked #604
Total Births (all years) 11,409 270,029
Peak Year 1962 1957
Peak Year Births 771 6,103
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lesa Leslie
1880ss — 126
1890ss — 257
1900ss — 324
1910ss 5 785
1920ss 6 1,241
1930ss 5 1,447
1940ss 117 14,856
1950ss 2,472 43,048
1960ss 6,310 54,451
1970ss 1,693 44,840
1980ss 547 38,729
1990ss 205 26,771
2000ss 32 31,052
2010ss 17 9,749
2020ss — 2,353

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lesa Leslie
2014 5 1,000
2015 — 880
2016 — 806
2017 — 704
2018 6 600
2019 — 572
2020 — 488
2021 — 477
2022 — 453
2023 — 440
2024 — 495

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2018.

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