Unisex name · since 1980
Lessley
54 babies named Lessley in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,128 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
54 girls have been named Lessley since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lessley recorded 54 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2006.
- #34,128 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 54 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lessley ranks #34,128 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #34,128 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lessley's 54 recorded births place it above 52.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lessley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lessley splits its recorded history at 2001: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lessley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2006
- Peak year (2002)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Lessley popularity over time - boys
43 total births recorded since 1920 (Lessley as boys' name)
Lessley by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (28 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Lessley's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Lessley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28 births (52% of all-time use).
Lessley by state
Where Lessley concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 11.1% |
6 of 54 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lessley's data
- Texas records the most Lessleys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lessley: 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 (~26 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, 1980–2006 (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 Lessley 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.