LESLIE is ranked as the 163rd most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 390,645.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 122.51 people named LESLIE for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 93% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named LESLIE is 309,224.
The SSA data also shows that LESLIE is used as a girl's name 73% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
LESLIE is
77.7% White,
5.6% Hispanic origin,
12.7% Black,
1.9% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name LESLIE have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name LESLIE is included in the following name categories:
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LESLIE
The state with the most people named
LESLIE is
California where
50,111 people have this name.
Washington is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named LESLIE, as
166.48 in every 100,000
Washingtonians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
California.
Washington is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
2 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
New Jersey
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
3 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name LESLIE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
12,563
97.53
99.6%
Indiana
6,946
105.29
99.3%
Iowa
3,216
103.5
99.1%
Kansas
3,516
121.08
98.8%
Michigan
11,406
115.1
99.8%
Minnesota
6,110
111.96
99.5%
Missouri
3,410
113.9
99.1%
Nebraska
2,030
107.9
98.2%
North Dakota
949
128.32
96.4%
Ohio
12,608
108.75
99.5%
South Dakota
760
89.13
95.3%
Wisconsin
5,198
90.28
99.3%
West States
State stats for the first name LESLIE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,051
142.69
97.1%
Arizona
7,945
118.02
99.3%
California
50,111
129.14
99.9%
Colorado
7,719
144.12
99.4%
Hawaii
2,011
141.65
99.4%
Idaho
1,983
121.34
98.3%
Montana
1,357
132.58
97.5%
Nevada
3,348
117.91
99.1%
New Mexico
2,699
129.4
98.7%
Oregon
5,867
147.77
99.3%
Utah
4,199
142.67
99.1%
Washington
11,756
166.48
99.8%
Wyoming
755
129.3
96.5%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name LESLIE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
4,136
114.99
99.2%
Maine
1,528
114.87
97.6%
Massachusetts
7,018
104.04
99.3%
New Hampshire
1,439
108.45
97.8%
New Jersey
7,933
88.75
99.5%
New York
20,961
106.15
99.8%
Pennsylvania
12,901
100.89
99.6%
Rhode Island
1,039
98.47
97.7%
Vermont
858
137.01
98.0%
South States
State stats for the first name LESLIE
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have LESLIE as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named LESLIE.
The most popular full name is LESLIE Smith.
0.98% of all the people named LESLIE
have this family name.
There are 28924 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LESLIE