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Girl name

Lessie

94% girls · last recorded 2023

Lessie has been given to about 15,018 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,272
Median age today80 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lessie per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1916 · 407
  • Born in 20250
  • All time15,018

How popular is Lessie?

Its best year was 1916, when 407 babies were given the name, ranking 310th. The typical living American called Lessie is about 80 years old today.

Names that sound like Lessie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leslie0.88
  2. Jessie0.86
  3. Bessie0.86
  4. Essie0.86
  5. Dessie0.86
  6. Tessie0.86
  7. Lexie0.84
  8. Lettie0.82

Middle names for Lessie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lessie Noelle0.83
  2. Lessie Catherine0.80
  3. Lessie Frances0.80
  4. Lessie Belle0.80
  5. Lessie Josephine0.80
  6. Lessie Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Lessie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ilasister · 0.91
  2. Cleoeither · 0.91
  3. Estellesister · 0.90
  4. Florasister · 0.90
  5. Otisbrother · 0.84
  6. Hughbrother · 0.84

Where Lessie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Lessie Wilson0.75
    2. Lessie Williams0.75
    3. Lessie Walker0.75
    4. Lessie Turner0.75
    5. Lessie Torres0.75
    6. Lessie Thompson0.75

    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 Lessie

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

    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.