Leston vs Lesley

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

Name A

Leston

Boy name

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Name B

Lesley

Girl name · Rank #4031

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Metric Leston Lesley
Current Rank Unranked #4031
Total Births (all years) 182 34,272
Peak Year 1924 1980
Peak Year Births 11 928
Peak Decade 1920ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1915 1893

Births by Decade

Decade Leston Lesley
1890ss — 5
1910ss 35 65
1920ss 59 112
1930ss 37 219
1940ss 13 1,423
1950ss 11 3,125
1960ss 15 5,137
1970ss — 7,719
1980ss 7 6,405
1990ss — 4,638
2000ss — 4,123
2010ss 5 1,095
2020ss — 206

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Leston Lesley
2014 5 113
2015 — 96
2016 — 76
2017 — 52
2018 — 62
2019 — 51
2020 — 51
2021 — 39
2022 — 51
2023 — 29
2024 — 36

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, 1915–2014.

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