Girl name Scottish origin Christian tradition

Lesley

LES-lee · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Garden of holly, variant of Leslie
Language
Scottish
Culture
Scottish;Gaelic
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Scottish · unisex
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4074
2024 births36
Peak year1980
First appeared1893
Total US births34,272
1980 peak18931926195919912024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LesLesle
Alternate spellings
LeslieLeslyLesli
In other languages
Lesley (English)

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Lesley Gore (singer)
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Lesley Garrett (singer)