Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Lessie 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 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lessie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,018
- 945 boys · 14,073 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 407 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 6% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 382 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,876 as a first name in 2020; 109 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lessie’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lessie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Lessie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ludie
9% boys · 91% girls
Libbie
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>99% girls
Glennie
“from the secluded narrow valley” · “from the valley between the hills”
13% boys · 87% girls
Clemmie
“one who is merciful” · “an easygoing woman”
27% boys · 73% girls
Exie
>99% girls
Letha
>99% girls
Lovie
“one who is full of affection”
>99% girls
Versie
4% boys · 96% girls