Girls' name · since 1944
Lezlie
Lezlie has 2,399 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,157 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,399
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lezlie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,399 have been recorded since 1944.
Lezlie has 2,399 recorded births among girls since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2022.
- #4,157 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,399 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lezlie ranks #4,157 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,399 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,157 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,399
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lezlie's 2,399 recorded births place it above 94.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Lezlie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lezlie splits its recorded history at 1982: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1945 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 95 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lezlie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2022
- Peak year (1962)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Lezlie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (646 births, 27% of the file).
1960s was Lezlie's strongest decade.
646 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Lezlie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 75
1940s
75 births
- 1950s
1950s
496 births
- 1960s
1960s
646 births
- 1970s
1970s
380 births
- 1980s 254
1980s
254 births
- 1990s 208
1990s
208 births
- 2000s 228
2000s
228 births
- 2010s 95
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 646 births (27% of all-time use).
How Lezlie 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 Lezlie's total volume
Lezlie by state
Where Lezlie concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| 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% |
265 of 2,399 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Lezlie appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lezlie's data
- Lezlie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (646 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lezlies (265 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lezlie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1944–2022 (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 Lezlie 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.