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Girl name Scottish origin Christian tradition

Leslie

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

2024 rank#605
2024 births495
Peak year1957
First appeared1880
Total US births270,029
1957 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LesLessie
Alternate spellings
LesleyLeslyLesli
In other languages
Leslie (English)

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Notable people named Leslie

Leslie Mann (actress)
Leslie Caron (actress)
Leslie Knope (figure)
Leslie Jones (comedian)