Girls' name · since 1946
Leslyn
Leslyn has 171 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leslyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 171 have been recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Leslyn recorded 171 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2023.
- #21,436 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 171 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leslyn ranks #21,436 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #21,436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leslyn's 171 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leslyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leslyn's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leslyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2023
- Peak year (1969)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Leslyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (74 births, 43% of the file).
1960s was Leslyn's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Leslyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
50 births
- 1960s
1960s
74 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 74 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Leslyn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leslyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1946–2023 (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 Leslyn 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.