Lesli: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “garden of holly”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- LEZ-lee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Variant spelling of Leslie, from a Scottish surname derived from a place name in Aberdeenshire. The place name is commonly interpreted as 'garden of holly.'
How popular is Lesli?
Babies named Lesli in 202422
Peak year2001
Total US babies since 18805,786
Lesli is fading: recent use is about 39% of its level ten years before.
Names like Lesli
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Lesli questions
What does the name Lesli mean?
Lesli means "garden of holly". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Variant spelling of Leslie, from a Scottish surname derived from a place name in Aberdeenshire. The place name is commonly interpreted as 'garden of holly.'
Is Lesli a boy or girl name?
Lesli is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Lesli?
22 US babies were named Lesli in 2024. Its peak year was 2001.
How do you pronounce Lesli?
Lesli is usually pronounced LEZ-lee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.