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Lessie

Lessie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“garden; consecrated to God”
Origin
English
Say it
LES-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (94% of all uses)

Usually a diminutive of names such as Leslie, Letitia, or Alicia depending on family use, so the exact source can vary. As an independent name, its etymology is therefore somewhat uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

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How popular is Lessie?

20240 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Lessie in 20240

Peak year1902

Total US babies since 188015,017

Lessie was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Lessie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
  • Lilylily flower · English
  • Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Lessie questions

What does the name Lessie mean?

Lessie means "garden; consecrated to God". It comes from English. Usually a diminutive of names such as Leslie, Letitia, or Alicia depending on family use, so the exact source can vary. As an independent name, its etymology is therefore somewhat uncertain.

Is Lessie a boy or girl name?

Lessie is mainly a girl's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lessie?

Lessie was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1902.

How do you pronounce Lessie?

Lessie is usually pronounced LES-ee.

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.