Lesley
A girl’s name of English and Scottish origin, ranked #4,546 in the US in 2025.
- Rank in 2025
- #4,546
- Best ever
- #267 in 1979
- US births since 1880
- 34,301
- Born in 2025
- 30
- Trend
- Falling last 10 years
Meaning
- From the gray fortress
- Dweller in the gray castle
- Small meadow
Also a boy’s name. See Lesley for boys — 4,797 recorded US births.
Births 1893–2025
Peak 928 in 1980. Falling over the last ten years.
Where in the US
- CA5,169
- TX3,722
- NY2,541
- IL1,663
- OH1,396
Recorded births, states with 5+ per year only. State records cover 80% of this name's national total.
Other English names
- BlaineThin, lean
- BertFamous for nobility
- BarrettBear-like
- MickeyLike God
- Terencepolished, tender
- InaNickname dirived from suffix of many names
- LeaDerived from Hebrew Leah who was Jacob's first…
- RemingtonFrom the raven's farm
- KayleighA boomerang
- DaneGod will judge
- LionelYoung lion
- DelorisLady of sorrows, from the virgin Mary