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Leslie

Olivia Musembi
By Olivia Musembi Senior Content Writer
Updated: Oct 15, 2024 | 👁️ 40 Views | 🔊 16 Pronunciations
✔️ Fact Checked by Sivaguru Ayyadurai (Chief Content Creator)

Gender: Female

Origin: Gaelic, English

Meaning: Gaelic name meaning "garden of holly" or "holly garden".

Pronunciation: LEZ-lee, /ˈlɛzli/, L EH S L IY

Popularity Rank: #1,180

On this page:

  • 1. Leslie Meanings
  • 2. Leslie Pronunciation Guide
  • 3. Record your pronunciation of Leslie
  • 4. Translations of Leslie
  • 5. Leslie Name Popularity
  • 6. Leslie popularity in U.S.
  • 7. Famous People with Name Leslie
  • 8. Latest News about Leslie
  • 9. Nicknames for Leslie
  • 10. Leslie Name Poster
  • 11. Names similar to Leslie

Leslie Meanings

  • Gaelic name meaning "garden of holly" or "holly garden".
    💎 40
    olivia on July 31, 2024
  • From Leslie
  • From the Gray Castle
  • Garden of Hollies
  • Origin - Gaelic
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    olivia on July 31, 2024
  • Origin - English

Derived from the Gaelic name "Lachlann", meaning "garden of holly" or "holly garden". It can also be derived from the name of an ancient Celtic god.

The name Leslie is of Gaelic, English origin and means Gaelic name meaning "garden of holly" or "holly garden"., From Leslie, From the Gray Castle, Garden of Hollies. It is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a First Name.

Leslie is commonly found in United States of America, Mexico, France, and 87 more countries.

Leslie Pronunciation Guide

Phonetic Pronunciation: LEZ-lee

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /ˈlɛzli/

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: L EH S L IY

L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)

EH: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)

S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)

L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)

IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Leslie Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Leslie is recorded 55,635 times globally, ranking it as the 1,180th most common name worldwide.

Leslie is most prevalent in United States of America, with 24,584 occurrences, making it the 221th most popular name in the country.

In United States of America, the name Leslie is found among 1 in every 74 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.

Leslie Popularity by Country

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CountryRankFrequency
United States of America#2211 : 74
Mexico#4071 : 173
France#6281 : 266
Peru#4471 : 345
Chile#3681 : 224
United Kingdom#5911 : 215
Canada#3471 : 222
South Africa#1,4531 : 1,631
Colombia#1,7541 : 1,441
Belgium#7241 : 377
Malaysia#1,7761 : 2,630
Singapore#5691 : 824
Cameroon#4971 : 707
Italy#3,1571 : 2,261
Guatemala#5451 : 483
Hong Kong#7251 : 949
Netherlands#1,6511 : 953
Costa Rica#6751 : 402
Philippines#4121 : 799
Spain#2,6421 : 2,217
Bolivia#1,2931 : 1,282
Panama#7681 : 780
Saudi Arabia#9,4771 : 11,477
United Arab Emirates#3,4531 : 4,607
Ireland#7711 : 430
Germany#2,5771 : 1,930
China#4491 : 796
Kuwait#2,7381 : 4,118
Nigeria#4,9021 : 7,998
Switzerland#1,5351 : 1,389
Jamaica#5211 : 762
Ghana#1,0061 : 1,706
Oman#5,4331 : 6,878
Taiwan#6691 : 2,309
Uruguay#1,4001 : 1,507
Qatar#3,7671 : 6,011
Puerto Rico#2901 : 364
Israel#5,8421 : 5,061
Argentina#2,3971 : 3,660
Ecuador#7231 : 1,031
Macao#1,1071 : 1,972
Brazil#8,7051 : 15,031
Palestine#6,2931 : 6,264
Bahrain#3,4611 : 6,230
Botswana#7381 : 1,974
Malta#6101 : 852
Russia#13,0581 : 16,274
Japan#2,1441 : 3,796
Hungary#1,0481 : 2,050
Sweden#3,4071 : 4,317
Luxembourg#1,1841 : 1,728

List of countries the name Leslie is rarely found

  • Egypt:19 occurrences
  • Namibia:19 occurrences
  • Austria:18 occurrences
  • Morocco:18 occurrences
  • Turkey: 17 occurrences
  • Brunei Darussalam: 16 occurrences
  • Denmark: 15 occurrences
  • Algeria:15 occurrences
  • Norway: 15 occurrences
  • India: 14 occurrences
  • Portugal:13 occurrences
  • Lebanon:12 occurrences
  • Mauritius:8 occurrences
  • Tunisia:8 occurrences
  • Finland: 7 occurrences
  • Iraq:5 occurrences
  • Iran: 5 occurrences
  • Jordan:5 occurrences
  • Bangladesh: 4 occurrences
  • Cyprus: 4 occurrences
  • Czechia: 4 occurrences
  • Honduras:3 occurrences
  • Poland: 3 occurrences
  • Burundi:2 occurrences
  • Indonesia: 2 occurrences
  • Libya:2 occurrences
  • Sudan:2 occurrences
  • Albania: 1 occurrences
  • Angola:1 occurrences
  • Fiji:1 occurrences
  • Greece: 1 occurrences
  • Croatia: 1 occurrences
  • Haiti:1 occurrences
  • Iceland:1 occurrences
  • Korea: 1 occurrences
  • Kazakhstan:1 occurrences
  • Lithuania:1 occurrences
  • Maldives: 1 occurrences
  • Syrian Arab Republic:1 occurrences

Leslie popularity in U.S.

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This chart displays the ranking of the name Leslie from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Famous People with Name Leslie

📰 Latest News about Leslie

Stay updated with the most recent news about Leslie. Read on to catch up with Leslie's latest headlines

Last Updated: May 28, 2024 10:47 PM (GMT + 5.30)

  • Montana Silversmiths WPRA Athlete of the Week: Leslie Smalygo and Gus Seemlessly Find the Pay Window - The Cowboy Channel
    Source: The Cowboy Channel | Published on: May 28, 2024
  • Hinge Health Welcomes Kristina Leslie to Its Board of Directors - Business Wire
    Source: Business Wire | Published on: May 28, 2024
  • Curse of the Carter family: How family has been dogged by drugs and heartache as three of Nick Carter's four y - Daily Mail
    Source: Daily Mail | Published on: May 28, 2024
  • Neuberger Berman Group LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Leslie's, Inc. (NASDAQ:LESL) - Defense World
    Source: Defense World | Published on: May 28, 2024
  • Leslie Woodruff Obituary - New Baltimore, MI - The Macomb Daily
    Source: The Macomb Daily | Published on: May 28, 2024
  • Leslie Vannatta Obituary - CARMEL, CA - Monterey Herald
    Source: Monterey Herald | Published on: May 28, 2024
  • Leslie Co. cleaning storm damage on Memorial Day - WYMT
    Source: WYMT | Published on: May 28, 2024
  • Leslie Carter Death: What Happened To Nick And Aaron Carter's Sister - TODAY
    Source: TODAY | Published on: May 27, 2024
  • Steve Burton Addresses The Future Of Leslie Charleson On GH - Yahoo Entertainment
    Source: Yahoo Entertainment | Published on: May 25, 2024
  • My Page: Leslie Mendelson "Crazy Dreams" - Relix
    Source: Relix | Published on: May 20, 2024

Nicknames for Leslie

Lee, Lulu, Essie, Lele, Les, Lady L, Lala, Leni, Lizzie, Elsie

Leslie Name Poster

Leslie Name Poster

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