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Leslie

Heart
Scottish
"garden of holly"

Leslie Origin and Meaning

The name Leslie is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "garden of holly".

A Scottish place and surname that was once adrogynous but now leans about 20 to 1 toward the girls' side, Leslie has a pleasant, heathery feel that kept it in or near the Top 100 for several decades; the Lesly and Lesley spellings are also frequently used, especially in Britain. While Leslie may not be the freshest name in the bunch, it's become a modern classic and is one of the surprising names always to have ranked among the US Top 1000 for girls.

Trivia tidbit: Both President Gerald Ford and comedian Bob Hope were born Leslie, and Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart used the name for their daughter, in honor of actor Leslie Howard.

# 652 in the US

Leslie Rank in US Top 1000

# 996 on Nameberry

Leslie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Leslie Popularity

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Famous People Named Leslie

  • Leslie Claire Margaret CaronFrench actress
  • Leslie MannAmerican actress
  • Leslie Louise BibbAmerican actress
  • Leslie FeistCanadian singer,songwriter
  • Leslie UggamsAmerican actress and singer
  • Leslie Ann StefansonAmerican actress/ model/artist
  • Leslie Marmon SilkoAmerican novelist
  • Leslie BourgouinFrench pop singer
  • Leslie Barbara CarterAmerican pop singer; sister of singers Nick and Aaron Carter
  • Leslie de Selincourtwife of Christopher Robin Milne
  • Mrs. Leslie Carter (born Caroline Louise Dudley)American actress
  • Leslie Jeanne ErganianAmerican visual artist and writer
  • Leslie GlassAmerican adult film actress
  • Leslie Ann "Sam" PhillipsAmerican singer,songwriter
  • Leslie Howard Bogartdaughter of actors Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart
  • Leslie Erin GrossmanAmerican actress

Leslie in Pop Culture

  • Leslie Moorecharacter in L.M. Montgomery's "Anne's House of Dreams"
  • Leslie Knopecharacter on TV's "Parks and Recreation"
  • Leslie Burkecharacter in "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
  • Leslie Buffayone of Phoebe's triplets on TV's "Friends"
  • Lesliecharacter in "Ink Exchange" by Melissa Marr
  • Leslie Elizabeth Shaycharacter on TV's "Chicago Fire"
  • Leslie Benedictcharacter in "Giant" by Edna Ferber
  • Leslie "Lee" Thompkinscharacter in DC Universe
  • Leslie Willis aka Livewirecharacter in DC Universe
  • Leslie Corralesmain character in the Spanish novel "La Guerra Sucia"
  • Leslie Rodgersmain character played by Jennifer Lopez in the 2013 film "Parker"
  • Leslie Winklecharacter on the TV series "The Big Bang Theory"
  • Leslie Hunter is a character in "St. Elmo's Fire"portrayed by Ally Sheedy.