Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Lezlie 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 1944. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lezlie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,399
- 0 boys · 2,399 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 95 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 95 in 1962. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,159 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 Lezlie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Lezlie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Laurie
“man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel” · “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
>99% girls
Pennie
Pennie is a surname.
>99% girls
Edie
Edie is a variant of Edith. One English interpretation is “the spoils of war; one who is joyous; a treasure.”
>99% girls
Suzie
“resembling a graceful white lily”
>99% girls
Lynnette
“a beautiful maiden; resembling a songbird”
>99% girls
Lorianne
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
>99% girls
Leisha
>99% girls
Leeann
“the shining light”
>99% girls