Lessie is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lessie means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lessie across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lessie has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lessie is a girl name of Scottish origin meaning “pet form of Leslie”. A diminutive used as an independent given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 15,018 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 Lessie per year, United States (1880 to 2023). United States peaked in 1916 (407/yr).
Lessie has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1916, when it ranked #547 nationally (given to 407 babies that year).
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