Total births
52
Girls' name · since 1993
Leslei
52 babies named Leslei in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 52
- total births
- 1993–2004
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
Leslei sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 52 recorded since 1993.
Leslei has 52 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2004.
- 52 total births
- 1993–2004 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
52 girls have been named Leslei since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2004.
- 52
- total births
- 1993–2004
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Leslei was born in this single decade.
1998
Single peak year
9 babies were named Leslei in 1998 - its busiest year on record.
Leslei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leslei's full recorded timeline at 2001, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leslei at a glance
Last recorded 2004Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1993
Leslei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2004
- Peak year (1998)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Leslei by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Leslei's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Leslei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 31 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Leslei? ▼
Since 1993, Social Security records show 52 babies named Leslei. The most recent recorded year was 2004. Its busiest year on record was 1998, with 9 births.
When was Leslei most popular? ▼
Leslei was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Leslei been used? ▼
Leslei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 12 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Leslei? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Leslei
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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, 1993–2004 (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. "Leslei: Baby Name Since 1993 - 52 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leslei. 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 Leslei 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.