Leslie is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “garden of hollies.” In 2024 it was given to 41 boys in the United States.
Leslie belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “garden of hollies” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Leslie first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #81 in 1895, and in 2024 41 babies received the name — 112,958 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Leslie means “garden of hollies” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Leslie is a boy name. In 2024, 41 babies received the name in the US.
Leslie comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Leslie first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #81 in 1895, and 41 babies were given the name in 2024.
Leslie is pronounced /ˈlɛzli/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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