Girls name
Leslie
Leslie is a girls' name given to 266,956 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1957 with 6,103 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 22nd among girls names in Utah in 1962.
Which states favor Leslie
Leslie by state
Top states by all-time births named Leslie. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 43,411 | #527 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 26,884 | #473 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 19,169 | #963 (2025) |
| 4 | Illinois | 13,153 | #427 (2025) |
| 5 | Ohio | 10,817 | #773 (2025) |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 10,533 | #1507 (2024) |
| 7 | Florida | 8,048 | #641 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 7,932 | #1152 (2025) |
| 9 | Georgia | 7,157 | #832 (2025) |
| 10 | North Carolina | 7,024 | #650 (2025) |
| 11 | New Jersey | 7,012 | #749 (2025) |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 5,737 | #576 (2022) |
| 13 | Virginia | 5,591 | #1124 (2025) |
| 14 | Indiana | 5,510 | #1131 (2025) |
| 15 | Tennessee | 5,423 | #792 (2025) |
| 16 | Missouri | 5,175 | #874 (2025) |
| 17 | Louisiana | 5,129 | #922 (2023) |
| 18 | Washington | 4,966 | #674 (2024) |
| 19 | Kentucky | 4,572 | #476 (2025) |
| 20 | Alabama | 4,374 | #472 (2024) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).