Girls' name · since 1922
Leslee
Leslee has 4,905 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,614 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,905
- born since 1922
- 1950s
- peak decade
4,905 girls have been named Leslee since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leslee has been recorded 4,905 times among girls since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2024.
- #2,614 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,905 born since 1922
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leslee ranks #2,614 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,905 born since 1922, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,614 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,905
- born since 1922
- 1950s
- peak decade
Leslee's 4,905 recorded births place it above 96.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Leslee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leslee splits its recorded history at 1980: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2019 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 126 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leslee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2024
- Peak year (1957)
- 126
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Leslee popularity over time - boys
96 total births recorded since 1955 (Leslee as boys' name)
Leslee by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,040 births, 21% of the file).
1950s was Leslee's strongest decade.
1,040 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Leslee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 8
1920s
8 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s
1940s
498 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,040 births
- 1960s
1960s
910 births
- 1970s
1970s
824 births
- 1980s
1980s
729 births
- 1990s 411
1990s
411 births
- 2000s 303
2000s
303 births
- 2010s 125
2010s
125 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,040 births (21% of all-time use).
How Leslee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Leslee's total volume
Leslee by state
Where Leslee concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 562 | 11.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 300 | 6.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 172 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 158 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 157 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 133 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 88 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Utah | | 74 | 1.5% |
562 of 4,905 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Leslee appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leslee's data
- Leslee's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,040 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Leslees (562 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leslee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~102 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1922–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Leslee 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 August 2026.