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How popular is the name Leslie?
Births per year, rank history and how many Leslies are alive today.
Leslie (male), once a common boys' name, is now rarely given to new babies in England and Wales: just 10 in 2024, ranked 2264th. The name peaked in 1914, when around 7,600 babies were given the name, the 17th most popular that year. It has declined since 1914; the 2024 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. At least 27,000 babies have been named Leslie in England and Wales since 1904. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
The Leslie you are most likely to meet is around 73 years old. Half of all Leslies born in England and Wales are between 59 and 81, and there are at least 55,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 17% chance that at least one of them will be called Leslie.
How many babies are named Leslie each year?
Where does Leslie rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Leslie most popular?
Leslie peaked in 1914, when around 7,600 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Leslie?
At least 55,000 people named Leslie born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Leslie?
Most living Leslies are between 59 and 81; the most common age is about 73.
Is Leslie becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1914 peak.