Girls' name · since 1920
Leslye
Leslye has 2,446 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,108 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,446
- born since 1920
- 2000s
- peak decade
Leslye is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,446 have been recorded since 1920.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leslye has been recorded 2,446 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2024.
- #4,108 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,446 born since 1920
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leslye ranks #4,108 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,446 born since 1920, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,108 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,446
- born since 1920
- 2000s
- peak decade
Leslye's 2,446 recorded births place it above 94.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Leslye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leslye splits its recorded history at 1980: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 85 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leslye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Leslye by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (681 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Leslye's strongest decade.
681 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Leslye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 15
1920s
15 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 178
1940s
178 births
- 1950s
1950s
381 births
- 1960s
1960s
325 births
- 1970s 183
1970s
183 births
- 1980s 164
1980s
164 births
- 1990s
1990s
335 births
- 2000s
2000s
681 births
- 2010s 136
2010s
136 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 681 births (28% of all-time use).
How Leslye 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 Leslye's total volume
Leslye by state
Where Leslye concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 381 | 15.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 228 | 9.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 85 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 46 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 40 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 10 | 0.4% |
381 of 2,446 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Leslye appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leslye's data
- Leslye's decade-level peak was the 2000s (681 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Leslyes (381 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 Leslye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1920–2024 (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 Leslye 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.