Given name & surname
Lesli
“holly garden”
Lesli is used as a given name and a surname.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lesli is a romanization of Лесли. Лесли goes back to English Leslie, meaning “holly garden.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lesli is a romanization of Лесли. Лесли comes from English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lesli through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,799
- 0 boys · 5,799 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 166 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,138 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,138 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 166 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,613 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lesli’s family of names
Lesli has a related form in Leslie. In Greek usage, Lesli is a transliteration of Λέσλι. In Russian usage, Lesli as a surname is a transliteration of Лесли.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lesli
- Lesli Linka GlatterAmerican film directorborn 1953
- Lesli KayAmerican actress (born 1965)
- Lesli MargheritaAmerican actressborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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