Lesley
Meaning: “garden of hollies”
About the name Lesley
Lesley is a girl name with Scottish Gaelic roots, meaning “garden of hollies”.
It has a unique, nature feel. In 2025, Lesley ranked #4617 for girls in the US, with 30 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 1980. Since 2000, 98% of US babies named Lesley were girls.
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic, meaning “garden of hollies”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Lesley”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #4617
- In 2015
- #2050
- Babies in 2025
- 30
Popularity of Lesley, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
Names similar to Lesley
- Langley“long + woodland clearing, glade”
- Merrill“sea”
- Meryl“sea”
- Addey“earth, man, soil, light brown”
- Adey“earth, man, soil, light brown”
- Ansley“hermitage + woodland clearing, glade”
- Cagney“descendant of Caingneach”
- Halsey“neck of land + island”
- Hayley“hay + wood, clearing”
- Kacey“descendant of (a person named) Watchful”
Name meanings marked or linked “Wiktionary” are adapted from Wiktionary by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; each name page links its source entry.