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Girl name

Lesly

97% girls · 149 born in 2025

Lesly has been given to about 15,785 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2003, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 15,514
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lesly per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2003 · 847
  • Born in 2025149
  • All time15,785

How popular is Lesly?

Its best year was 2003, when 847 babies were given the name, ranking 364th. The typical living American called Lesly is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maryland, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Lesly

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lesli0.79
  2. Lesley0.74
  3. Kelly0.70
  4. Nelly0.70
  5. Elly0.70
  6. Leslie0.64
  7. Letty0.64
  8. Keely0.62

Middle names for Lesly

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lesly Anne0.81
  2. Lesly Catherine0.78
  3. Lesly Josephine0.78
  4. Lesly Rose0.77
  5. Lesly Marie0.77
  6. Lesly Grace0.77

Sibling names for Lesly

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.98
  2. Brayanbrother · 0.96
  3. Anahisister · 0.95
  4. Paulinasister · 0.95
  5. Tracebrother · 0.95
  6. Keatonbrother · 0.94

Where Lesly is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Maryland0.01%
  2. Virginia0.01%
  3. Tennessee0.01%
  4. Arizona0.01%
  5. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Lesly Anderson0.77
  2. Lesly White0.72
  3. Lesly Nguyen0.72
  4. Lesly Moore0.72
  5. Lesly Hill0.72
  6. Lesly Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Lesly

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. France1900–2025

Lesly across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.