Lesle vs Leslie

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

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Lesle

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Leslie

Girl name · Rank #605

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Metric Lesle Leslie
Current Rank Unranked #605
Total Births (all years) 187 270,429
Peak Year 1962 1957
Peak Year Births 13 6,103
Peak Decade 1950ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1947 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lesle Leslie
1880ss — 126
1890ss — 257
1900ss — 324
1910ss — 785
1920ss — 1,241
1930ss — 1,447
1940ss 5 14,856
1950ss 73 43,049
1960ss 56 54,453
1970ss 35 44,839
1980ss — 38,729
1990ss 18 26,769
2000ss — 31,055
2010ss — 9,752
2020ss — 2,747

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lesle Leslie
2014 — 1,000
2015 — 880
2016 — 807
2017 — 704
2018 — 601
2019 — 572
2020 — 488
2021 — 477
2022 — 453
2023 — 440
2024 — 496
2025 — 393

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, 1947–1999.

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