Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Lesly isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lesly through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,785
- 504 boys · 15,281 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 847 babies
- 2025
- 149
- #1,448 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 149 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,448 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 839 in 2003. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (21). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 15,372 as a first name in 2020; 268 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lesly
- Lesly MaloudaFrench Guianese football playerborn 1983
- Lesly FellingaHaitian association football playerborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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