Leslie
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Leslie
This Scottish place name and surname was more popular for boys in the US until the mid-1940s; in the UK, the Leslie spelling is predominantly masculine, with Lesley widely used as the feminine variant. Now ranking in the mid-400s for girls and not at all for boys in the US, it could be time to bring this smart, subtle nature name back, especially considering the current popularity of -ley names for both sexes.
Leslie for boys#3563 US
Trivia tidbit: Both President Gerald Ford and comedian Bob Hope were born Leslie, while Gone With The Wind actor Leslie Howard was actually born Laszlo, according to some sources.
Leslie for girls#712 US
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.
Pronounced LES-lee.
As of October 2026, Leslie ranked #3563 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #81 in 1895, Nameberry popularity #670.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,222 | 61 | #338 | 1,000 |
| 2015 | #2,338 | 56 | #371 | 880 |
| 2016 | #2,707 | 45 | #414 | 806 |
| 2017 | #2,742 | 45 | #449 | 704 |
| 2018 | #3,080 | 38 | #521 | 600 |
| 2019 | #2,609 | 50 | #536 | 572 |
| 2020 | #3,979 | 26 | #596 | 488 |
| 2021 | #3,461 | 33 | #624 | 477 |
| 2022 | #3,503 | 33 | #653 | 453 |
| 2023 | #3,092 | 40 | #670 | 440 |
| 2024 | #3,016 | 41 | #605 | 495 |
| 2025 | #3,563 | 32 | #712 | 393 |
World rankings
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Famous Leslies
- Leslie Howard (born László Howard Steiner)Boy
English actor
- Leslie William NielsenBoy
Canadian,American actor
- Leslie Townes "Bob" HopeBoy
English,born American actor and comedian
- Leslie Lynch King Jr.Boy
birth name of US President Gerald Ford
- Leslie Richard GrovesBoy
Jr., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officer who constructed the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project
- Leslie François Saint Roc ManigatBoy
former President of Haiti
- Leslie Cheung (KwokBoy
wing), Hong Kong singer and actor
- Leslie James MorsheadBoy
Australian army general
- Leslie Edward "Les" ClaypoolBoy
American singer and bassist of Primus
- Leslie Roy "Les" MoonvesBoy
American CEO of CBS
- Leslie OdomBoy
Jr., American actor and singer
- Leslie Edward Pridgen aka FreewayBoy
American rapper
- Leslie "Les" AspinBoy
Jr., U.S. Congressman and presidential adviser
- Leslie Richard "Arliss" HowardBoy
American actor and director
- Leslie David BakerBoy
American actor ("The Office")
- Leslie Claire Margaret CaronGirl
French actress
- Leslie MannGirl
American actress
- Leslie Louise BibbGirl
American actress
- Leslie FeistGirl
Canadian singer,songwriter
- Leslie UggamsGirl
American actress and singer
- Leslie Ann StefansonGirl
American actress/ model/artist
- Leslie Marmon SilkoGirl
American novelist
- Leslie BourgouinGirl
French pop singer
- Leslie Barbara CarterGirl
American pop singer; sister of singers Nick and Aaron Carter
- Leslie de SelincourtGirl
wife of Christopher Robin Milne
- Mrs. Leslie Carter (born Caroline Louise Dudley)Girl
American actress
- Leslie Jeanne ErganianGirl
American visual artist and writer
- Leslie GlassGirl
American adult film actress
- Leslie Ann "Sam" PhillipsGirl
American singer,songwriter
- Leslie Howard BogartGirl
daughter of actors Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart
- Leslie Erin GrossmanGirl
American actress
Leslie in pop culture
- Leslie WithersBoy
character in the game "The Evil Within"
- "The Great Leslie" GallantBoy
character in the film "The Great Race"
- Leslie BarbaraBoy
character in the "Police Academy" Film series
- LeslieBoy
character in the manga/anime series "The Promised Neverland"
- Leslie MooreGirl
character in L.M. Montgomery's "Anne's House of Dreams"
- Leslie KnopeGirl
character on TV's "Parks and Recreation"
- Leslie BurkeGirl
character in "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
- Leslie BuffayGirl
one of Phoebe's triplets on TV's "Friends"
- LeslieGirl
character in "Ink Exchange" by Melissa Marr
- Leslie Elizabeth ShayGirl
character on TV's "Chicago Fire"
- Leslie BenedictGirl
character in "Giant" by Edna Ferber
- Leslie "Lee" ThompkinsGirl
character in DC Universe
- Leslie Willis aka LivewireGirl
character in DC Universe
- Leslie CorralesGirl
main character in the Spanish novel "La Guerra Sucia"
- Leslie RodgersGirl
main character played by Jennifer Lopez in the 2013 film "Parker"
- Leslie WinkleGirl
character on the TV series "The Big Bang Theory"
- Leslie Hunter is a character in "St. Elmo's Fire"Girl
portrayed by Ally Sheedy.