Leslie

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 73% girls / 27% boys

Origin: Scottish

Leslie first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 110 babies (rank #273 that year). In 2024 it was given to 28 girls (rank #979). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Leslie

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Leslie yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,832

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

110

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Parks and Recreation: Leslie Knope — deputy director

Famous people named Leslie

Leslie Nielsenproducer · b. 1926
Leslie Caronfilm actor · b. 1931
Leslie Mannfilm actor · b. 1972
Leslie Cheungrecording artist · b. 1956
Leslie Howardproducer · b. 1893

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Leslie in 2024

Other girls' names starting with L

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	110	#273
1992	108	#276
1993	97	#295
1994	57	#436
1995	66	#415
1996	59	#451
1997	53	#478
1998	42	#575
1999	54	#474
2000	55	#452
2001	35	#659
2002	24	#873
2003	22	#963
2004	29	#788
2005	25	#925
2006	23	#1,012
2007	27	#933
2008	20	#1,207
2009	23	#1,109
2010	21	#1,196
2011	27	#956
2012	16	#1,483
2013	33	#826
2014	33	#831
2015	32	#843
2016	31	#861
2017	28	#950
2018	31	#883
2019	32	#858
2020	32	#858
2021	28	#981
2022	14	#1,586
2023	29	#906
2024	28	#979