The baby name Lesley appears in baby name data for the United States from 1912 to 2024. It was most popular in 1979 with 1,100 babies given the name.
Over the period shown, Lesley has stayed at a similar level of popularity.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1913 | 10 |
| 1918 | 11 |
| 1920 | 9 |
| 1921 | 5 |
| 1922 | 27 |
| 1923 | 12 |
| 1924 | 13 |
| 1925 | 34 |
| 1927 | 32 |
| 1928 | 23 |
| 1929 | 10 |
| 1930 | 10 |
| 1932 | 6 |
| 1933 | 5 |
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1937 | 12 |
| 1937 | 5 |
| 1938 | 8 |
| 1939 | 7 |
| 1940 | 8 |
| 1940 | 12 |
| 1941 | 25 |
| 1941 | 6 |
| 1942 | 68 |
| 1942 | 15 |
| 1943 | 57 |
| 1943 | 33 |
| 1944 | 89 |
| 1944 | 26 |
| 1945 | 80 |
| 1945 | 7 |
| 1946 | 169 |
| 1946 | 24 |
| 1947 | 167 |
| 1947 | 45 |
| 1948 | 182 |
| 1948 | 17 |
| 1949 | 213 |
| 1949 | 18 |
| 1950 | 222 |
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1951 | 247 |
| 1951 | 12 |
| 1952 | 297 |
| 1952 | 20 |
| 1953 | 231 |
| 1954 | 319 |
| 1954 | 11 |
| 1955 | 311 |
| 1955 | 38 |
| 1956 | 253 |
| 1956 | 49 |
| 1957 | 411 |
| 1957 | 22 |
| 1958 | 246 |
| 1958 | 55 |
| 1959 | 273 |
| 1959 | 49 |
| 1960 | 225 |
| 1960 | 29 |
| 1961 | 241 |
| 1961 | 16 |
| 1962 | 219 |
| 1962 | 36 |
| 1963 | 265 |
| 1963 | 46 |
| 1964 | 361 |
| 1964 | 46 |
| 1965 | 792 |
| 1965 | 48 |
| 1966 | 848 |
| 1966 | 64 |
| 1967 | 745 |
| 1967 | 57 |
| 1968 | 760 |
| 1968 | 57 |
| 1969 | 820 |
| 1969 | 9 |
| 1970 | 893 |
| 1970 | 43 |
| 1971 | 973 |
| 1971 | 26 |
| 1972 | 743 |
| 1972 | 9 |
| 1973 | 709 |
| 1973 | 26 |
| 1974 | 932 |
| 1974 | 12 |
| 1975 | 837 |
| 1975 | 28 |
| 1976 | 862 |
| 1976 | 10 |
| 1977 | 1,064 |
| 1977 | 47 |
| 1978 | 1,000 |
| 1978 | 10 |
| 1979 | 1,100 |
| 1979 | 24 |
| 1980 | 1,055 |
| 1980 | 15 |
| 1981 | 982 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1982 | 889 |
| 1982 | 8 |
| 1983 | 816 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1984 | 699 |
| 1984 | 9 |
| 1985 | 705 |
| 1986 | 604 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1987 | 561 |
| 1987 | 7 |
| 1988 | 543 |
| 1989 | 453 |
| 1990 | 395 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1991 | 372 |
| 1991 | 10 |
| 1992 | 244 |
| 1993 | 233 |
| 1994 | 176 |
| 1995 | 150 |
| 1996 | 421 |
| 1997 | 448 |
| 1998 | 537 |
| 1999 | 399 |
| 2000 | 356 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 258 |
| 2002 | 244 |
| 2003 | 247 |
| 2004 | 436 |
| 2005 | 340 |
| 2006 | 304 |
| 2007 | 257 |
| 2008 | 183 |
| 2009 | 108 |
| 2010 | 149 |
| 2011 | 123 |
| 2012 | 21 |
| 2013 | 31 |
| 2014 | 32 |
| 2015 | 45 |
| 2016 | 26 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 32 |
| 2024 | 15 |