Recorded 1953–2010 Girls' name Peak 1962 348 births

Lezli — girls' name

348 babies named Lezli in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s531960s1131970s771980s271990s52000s672010s6
1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Lezli was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

15 babies were named Lezli in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lezli

The Social Security Administration has registered 348 babies named Lezli between 1953 and 2010, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lezli currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lezli performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lezli shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lezli in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lezli 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 348 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.

Lezli at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

348

Since 1953

58 years of records

Peak year

1962

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1953

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2010

Lezli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1953

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1962)
15
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
05101520 201020041988197719721967196219571953 12

Lezli by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
113 births that decade — 32% of Lezli's all-time total
1950s531960s1131970s771980s271990s52000s672010s6

Lezli by state

Where Lezli concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lezli
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.4%
California share of Lezli's total US births 1.4%

5 of 348 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lezli?
348 babies have been named Lezli since 1953. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1962 with 15 births.
When was Lezli most popular?
Lezli was most popular in the 1960s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Lezli most popular?
The top states for the name Lezli are California (5 births).
How long has the name Lezli been used?
Lezli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 58 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Lezli?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lezlie, Lezly, Lezlee, Leza, 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, 1953–2010 (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.