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Leslie

“Garden of hollies” — Scottish Gaelic origin

Girl's name · #712 in the US (2025) · Retro

Leslie has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #56 (1981) · 270,429 babies named Leslie all-time · 1 in 4,200 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,200 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Leslies

• Leslie Caron — French and American actress and dancer (born 1931)
• Leslie Mann — American actress
• Leslie Bibb — American actress
• Leslie Uggams — American actress and singer
• Leslie Grossman — American actress

In stories & tradition

• Leslie Winkle — The Big Bang Theory
• Leslie Thompkins — Gotham · Detective Comics
• Leslie Knope — Parks and Recreation

What Leslies become

Among 1,814 notable people named Leslie:

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