Total births
187
Girls' name · since 1947
Lesle
187 babies named Lesle in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 187
- total births
- 1947–1999
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
Lesle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 187 recorded since 1947.
Lesle has 187 recorded births among girls since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1999.
- 187 total births
- 1947–1999 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
187 girls have been named Lesle since 1947, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1999.
- 187
- total births
- 1947–1999
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Lesle was born in this single decade.
1962
Single peak year
13 babies were named Lesle in 1962 - its busiest year on record.
Lesle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lesle's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lesle at a glance
Last recorded 1999Peak year
1962
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1947
Lesle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1999
- Peak year (1962)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Lesle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Lesle's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lesle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
73 births
- 1960s
1960s
56 births
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 73 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lesle? ▼
187 babies have been named Lesle since 1947. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1962 with 13 births.
When was Lesle most popular? ▼
Lesle was most popular in the 1950s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Lesle been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lesle since 1947 -- 53 years through the most recent 1999 data.
What names are similar to Lesle? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leslie, Lesley, Lesly, Lessie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Lesle's data
- Lesle's decade-level peak was the 1950s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lesle
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lesle
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Lesa Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1947–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lesle: Baby Name Since 1947 - 187 Births, Peak 1962." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lesle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lesle draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.