Girls' name · since 1988
Lessly
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 636 babies named Lessly, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 636
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lessly sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 636 recorded since 1988.
Lessly has 636 recorded births among girls since 1988, 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 1988 to 2021.
- #10,147 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 636 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lessly ranks #10,147 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 636 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 636
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lessly's 636 recorded births place it above 85.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lessly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lessly's full recorded timeline at 2004, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lessly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2021
- Peak year (2001)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Lessly by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (374 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Lessly's strongest decade.
374 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Lessly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 149
1990s
149 births
- 2000s
2000s
374 births
- 2010s 94
2010s
94 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 374 births (59% of all-time use).
How Lessly 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 Lessly's total volume
Lessly by state
Where Lessly concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 154 | 24.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 127 | 20.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
154 of 636 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lessly's data
- Lessly's decade-level peak was the 2000s (374 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lesslys (154 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 Lessly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1988–2021 (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 Lessly 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.