Recorded 1944–2022 Girls' name Peak 1962 2,399 births

Lezlie — girls' name

2,399 babies named Lezlie in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s751950s4961960s6461970s3801980s2541990s2082000s2282010s952020s17
1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Lezlie was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

95 babies were named Lezlie in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lezlie

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,399 babies named Lezlie between 1944 and 2022, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lezlie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 95 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lezlie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 646 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Lezlie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 265 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Lezlie in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lezlie 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 2,399 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.

Lezlie at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

2,399

Since 1944

79 years of records

Peak year

1962

95 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1944

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2022

Lezlie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1944

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1962)
95
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
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Lezlie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
646 births that decade — 27% of Lezlie's all-time total
1940s751950s4961960s6461970s3801980s2541990s2082000s2282010s952020s17

Lezlie by state

Where Lezlie concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lezlie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
265 11.0%
#2 California
217 9.0%
#3 Washington
22 0.9%
#4 Michigan
17 0.7%
#5 Minnesota
17 0.7%
#6 Ohio
17 0.7%
#7 Oklahoma
16 0.7%
#8 Illinois
15 0.6%
Texas share of Lezlie's total US births 11.0%
Even split

265 of 2,399 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Lezlie appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lezlie?
2,399 babies have been named Lezlie since 1944. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1962 with 95 births.
When was Lezlie most popular?
Lezlie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 646 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Lezlie most popular?
The top states for the name Lezlie are Texas (265 births), California (217 births), Washington (22 births).
How long has the name Lezlie been used?
Lezlie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 79 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Lezlie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lezly, Lezlee, Lezli, 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, 1944–2022 (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.