Holding steady.
Popularity of Lesleigh since 1950
Babies named Lesleigh per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1971, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Lesleigh's real moment was 1979.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 14 |
| 1960s | 36 |
| 1970s | 99 |
| 1980s | 122 |
| 1990s | 109 |
| 2000s | 61 |
| 2010s | 46 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Lesleigh is a feminine name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1950. It reached its peak popularity in 1979, though it has never been a common name, with fewer than 5 births per year in recent decades. The name's trajectory has been stable, maintaining a low but consistent level of use. Lesleigh is predominantly given to girls and is considered a modern variant of the Scottish name Leslie, which traces back to a place name meaning 'garden of hollies'. The spelling with '-eigh' likely reflects a trend of creative respellings that emerged in the mid-20th century. While no top states are recorded, the name has been used across the United States.
Lesleigh is a modern feminine variant of Leslie, which originated as a Scottish surname from the lands of Leslie in Aberdeenshire. The name is thought to derive from Scottish Gaelic elements meaning 'garden of hollies' or 'gray fortress'. Leslie has been used as a given name since the 19th century, and Lesleigh emerged as an ornamental spelling variant, particularly in the United States during the mid-20th century.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Les, Lee, Leigh
Sibling names for Lesleigh
Names that share Lesleigh's style, for a brother or sister.
