Leslie

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Celtic	Either	meadowlands
Scottish	Girl	dweller in the gray castle; small meadow

Fun Facts about the name Leslie

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Scrabble Score

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Popularity of Leslie

Popularity Analysis

The name Leslie first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1981 when it reached rank #56. It broke into the top 100 for 41 years. As of 2024, it ranked #605.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	605	Female	0.0280%
2023	670	Female	0.0251%
2022	653	Female	0.0252%
2021	624	Female	0.0266%
2020	600	Female	0.0275%
2019	535	Female	0.0312%
2018	522	Female	0.0323%
2017	450	Female	0.0373%
2016	413	Female	0.0417%
2015	371	Female	0.0452%
2014	337	Female	0.0513%
2013	284	Female	0.0578%
2012	266	Female	0.0630%
2011	246	Female	0.0664%
2010	197	Female	0.0803%
2009	160	Female	0.0983%
2008	147	Female	0.1120%
2007	127	Female	0.1274%
2006	108	Female	0.1456%
2005	103	Female	0.1541%
2004	93	Female	0.1736%
2003	91	Female	0.1814%
2002	92	Female	0.1785%
2001	83	Female	0.1825%
2000	90	Female	0.1815%
1999	100	Female	0.1717%
1998	111	Female	0.1589%
1997	115	Female	0.1478%
1996	118	Female	0.1391%
1995	137	Female	0.1204%
1994	131	Female	0.1231%
1993	138	Female	0.1163%
1992	133	Female	0.1239%
1991	124	Female	0.1254%
1990	115	Female	0.1378%
1989	108	Female	0.1439%
1988	94	Female	0.1601%
1987	89	Female	0.1706%
1986	85	Female	0.1748%
1985	76	Female	0.1953%
1984	75	Female	0.2117%
1983	67	Female	0.2372%
1982	60	Female	0.2747%
1981	56	Female	0.2758%
1980	61	Female	0.2681%
1979	64	Female	0.2611%
1978	63	Female	0.2641%
1977	65	Female	0.2585%
1976	65	Female	0.2740%
1975	71	Female	0.2631%
1974	65	Female	0.2849%
1973	76	Female	0.2544%
1972	75	Female	0.2593%
1971	68	Female	0.2917%
1970	64	Female	0.3069%
1969	64	Female	0.3311%
1968	66	Female	0.3089%
1967	66	Female	0.3101%
1966	71	Female	0.2846%
1965	75	Female	0.2669%
1964	73	Female	0.2860%
1963	72	Female	0.2949%
1962	80	Female	0.2851%
1961	84	Female	0.2732%
1960	92	Female	0.2519%
1959	84	Female	0.2720%
1958	79	Female	0.2910%
1957	77	Female	0.2910%
1956	103	Female	0.2129%
1955	99	Female	0.2194%
1954	99	Female	0.2083%
1953	96	Female	0.2023%
1952	104	Female	0.1880%
1951	133	Female	0.1375%
1950	134	Female	0.1326%
1949	132	Female	0.1378%
1948	131	Female	0.1324%
1947	132	Female	0.1295%
1946	130	Female	0.1327%
1945	142	Female	0.1265%
1944	181	Female	0.0880%
1943	191	Female	0.0792%
1942	231	Female	0.0600%
1941	288	Female	0.0405%
1940	427	Female	0.0216%
1939	500	Female	0.0158%
1938	504	Female	0.0154%
1937	493	Female	0.0162%
1936	480	Female	0.0166%
1935	499	Female	0.0149%
1934	581	Female	0.0116%
1933	581	Female	0.0118%
1932	700	Female	0.0085%
1931	662	Female	0.0092%
1930	601	Female	0.0113%
1929	693	Female	0.0088%
1928	695	Female	0.0085%
1927	635	Female	0.0103%
1926	600	Female	0.0113%
1925	624	Female	0.0110%
1924	632	Female	0.0109%
1923	587	Female	0.0121%
1922	660	Female	0.0097%
1921	656	Female	0.0098%
1920	760	Female	0.0074%
1919	652	Female	0.0097%
1918	627	Female	0.0106%
1917	694	Female	0.0088%
1916	680	Female	0.0093%
1915	715	Female	0.0086%
1914	704	Female	0.0085%
1913	733	Female	0.0079%
1912	720	Female	0.0084%
1911	736	Female	0.0079%
1910	574	Female	0.0124%
1909	677	Female	0.0095%
1908	585	Female	0.0116%
1907	645	Female	0.0101%
1906	683	Female	0.0093%
1905	591	Female	0.0113%
1904	635	Female	0.0103%
1903	685	Female	0.0086%
1902	532	Female	0.0132%
1901	585	Female	0.0114%
1900	647	Female	0.0094%
1899	777	Female	0.0073%
1898	673	Female	0.0088%
1897	502	Female	0.0137%
1896	601	Female	0.0107%
1895	672	Female	0.0089%
1894	469	Female	0.0153%
1893	558	Female	0.0115%
1892	607	Female	0.0098%
1891	491	Female	0.0142%
1890	590	Female	0.0099%
1889	538	Female	0.0122%
1888	529	Female	0.0121%
1887	678	Female	0.0077%
1886	865	Female	0.0052%
1885	719	Female	0.0070%
1884	552	Female	0.0109%
1883	789	Female	0.0058%
1882	659	Female	0.0078%
1881	524	Female	0.0111%
1880	655	Female	0.0082%

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