Recorded 1988–2021 Girls' name Peak 2001 636 births

Lessly — girls' name

636 babies named Lessly in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s1492000s3742010s942020s6
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Lessly was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

52 babies were named Lessly in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lessly

The Social Security Administration has registered 636 babies named Lessly between 1988 and 2021, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lessly currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lessly performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 374 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lessly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 154 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Lessly in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lessly in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 636 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lessly at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

636

Since 1988

34 years of records

Peak year

2001

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1988

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2021

Lessly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1988

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2001)
52
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
0204060 202120152011200720031999199519901988 7

Lessly by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
374 births that decade — 59% of Lessly's all-time total
1980s131990s1492000s3742010s942020s6

Lessly by state

Where Lessly concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Lessly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
154 24.2%
#2 Texas
127 20.0%
#3 Illinois
5 0.8%
California share of Lessly's total US births 24.2%
Even split

154 of 636 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lessly?
636 babies have been named Lessly since 1988. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2001 with 52 births.
When was Lessly most popular?
Lessly was most popular in the 2000s decade with 374 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Lessly most popular?
The top states for the name Lessly are California (154 births), Texas (127 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Lessly been used?
Lessly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 34 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Lessly?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.