Recorded 1893–1922 Girls' name Peak 1922 41 births

Lestie — girls' name

41 babies named Lestie in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s101900s161910s71920s8
1900s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Lestie was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lestie in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lestie

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Lestie between 1893 and 1922, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lestie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1922. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lestie performed strongest in the 1900s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lestie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lestie 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 41 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.

Lestie at a glance

Last recorded 1922

Total births

41

Since 1893

30 years of records

Peak year

1922

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1900s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1922

Active since

1893

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1922

Lestie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1893

Last recorded 1922
Peak year (1922)
8
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
456789 1922191119081903190218951893 5

Lestie by decade

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

Peak: 1900s
Peak decade
1900s
16 births that decade — 39% of Lestie's all-time total
1890s101900s161910s71920s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lestie?
41 babies have been named Lestie since 1893. It was last recorded in 1922. The peak year was 1922 with 8 births.
When was Lestie most popular?
Lestie was most popular in the 1900s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Lestie been used?
Lestie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 30 years of data through 1922.
What names are similar to Lestie?
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, 1893–1922 (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.