Lesly is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lesly means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lesly across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lesly has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lesly is a girl name of Scottish origin meaning “garden of hollies”. Variant of Leslie, from a Scottish place name and surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 15,785 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Lesly per year, United States (1919 to 2025). United States peaked in 2003 (847/yr).
Lesly has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2003, when it ranked #700 nationally (given to 847 babies that year).
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