Leslie

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.

Leslie Rank in US Top 1000

# 670 in the US

Leslie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1796 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Leslie

• 670 US 2023
• 1796 Nameberry 2025
• 304 Mexico 2021

20 Names Similar to Leslie

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Famous People Named Leslie

• Leslie Claire Margaret Caron French actress
• Leslie Mann American actress
• Leslie Louise Bibb American actress
• Leslie Feist Canadian singer,songwriter
• Leslie Uggams American actress and singer
• Leslie Ann Stefanson American actress/ model/artist
• Leslie Marmon Silko American novelist
• Leslie Bourgouin French pop singer
• Leslie Barbara Carter American pop singer; sister of singers Nick and Aaron Carter
• Leslie de Selincourt wife of Christopher Robin Milne
• Mrs. Leslie Carter (born Caroline Louise Dudley) American actress
• Leslie Jeanne Erganian American visual artist and writer
• Leslie Glass American adult film actress
• Leslie Ann "Sam" Phillips American singer,songwriter
• Leslie Howard Bogart daughter of actors Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart
• Leslie Erin Grossman American actress

The name Leslie in Pop Culture

• Leslie Moore character in L.M. Montgomery's "Anne's House of Dreams"
• Leslie Knope character on TV's "Parks and Recreation"
• Leslie Burke character in "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
• Leslie Buffay one of Phoebe's triplets on TV's "Friends"
• Leslie character in "Ink Exchange" by Melissa Marr
• Leslie Elizabeth Shay character on TV's "Chicago Fire"
• Leslie Benedict character in "Giant" by Edna Ferber
• Leslie "Lee" Thompkins character in DC Universe
• Leslie Willis aka Livewire character in DC Universe
• Leslie Corrales main character in the Spanish novel "La Guerra Sucia"
• Leslie Rodgers main character played by Jennifer Lopez in the 2013 film "Parker"
• Leslie Winkle character on the TV series "The Big Bang Theory"
• Leslie Hunter is a character in "St. Elmo's Fire" portrayed by Ally Sheedy.