Leslie
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About Leslie
The name Leslie is currently ranked #875 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #81 in 1895. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in LESLIE, LESLIE, and LESLIE. Leslie is also used for girls, ranking #712 in 2025 (more popular).
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,222 | 61 | 31.8 |
| 2015 | #2,338 | 56 | 29.2 |
| 2016 | #2,707 | 45 | 23.7 |
| 2017 | #2,742 | 45 | 24.3 |
| 2018 | #3,080 | 38 | 20.9 |
| 2019 | #2,609 | 50 | 27.9 |
| 2020 | #3,979 | 26 | 15.1 |
| 2021 | #3,461 | 33 | 18.9 |
| 2022 | #3,503 | 33 | 18.9 |
| 2023 | #3,092 | 40 | 23.4 |
| 2024 | #3,016 | 41 | 23.8 |
| 2025 | #3,563 | 32 | 18.7 |
World rankings
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Famous Leslies
- Leslie Howard (born László Howard Steiner)
English actor
- Leslie William Nielsen
Canadian,American actor
- Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope
English,born American actor and comedian
- Leslie Lynch King Jr.
birth name of US President Gerald Ford
- Leslie Richard Groves
Jr., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officer who constructed the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project
- Leslie François Saint Roc Manigat
former President of Haiti
- Leslie Cheung (Kwok
wing), Hong Kong singer and actor
- Leslie James Morshead
Australian army general
- Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool
American singer and bassist of Primus
- Leslie Roy "Les" Moonves
American CEO of CBS
- Leslie Odom
Jr., American actor and singer
- Leslie Edward Pridgen aka Freeway
American rapper
- Leslie "Les" Aspin
Jr., U.S. Congressman and presidential adviser
- Leslie Richard "Arliss" Howard
American actor and director
- Leslie David Baker
American actor ("The Office")
Leslie in pop culture
- Leslie Withers
character in the game "The Evil Within"
- "The Great Leslie" Gallant
character in the film "The Great Race"
- Leslie Barbara
character in the "Police Academy" Film series
- Leslie
character in the manga/anime series "The Promised Neverland"