Leslie
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About Leslie
The name Leslie is currently ranked #712 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #56 in 1981. The name is most popular in LESLIE, LESLIE, and LESLIE. Leslie is occasionally used for boys in 2025.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #338 | 1,000 | 559.8 |
| 2015 | #371 | 880 | 493 |
| 2016 | #414 | 806 | 454.8 |
| 2017 | #449 | 704 | 407.8 |
| 2018 | #521 | 600 | 352.7 |
| 2019 | #536 | 572 | 340.8 |
| 2020 | #596 | 488 | 301.9 |
| 2021 | #624 | 477 | 290.7 |
| 2022 | #653 | 453 | 276.2 |
| 2023 | #670 | 440 | 274.2 |
| 2024 | #605 | 495 | 305.5 |
| 2025 | #712 | 393 | 244.5 |
World rankings
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Famous Leslies
- 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
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.
