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Why parents love Lesly- Same Leslie/garden-of-holly meaning with Y-ending distinction.
- Two syllables with a bright, Scottish sound: LEZ-lee.
- The meaning garden of holly is naturally beautiful.
- The Y-ending creates visual personalisation.
- Les is a strong embedded beginning.
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The vibe of Lesly
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Origin & history of Lesly
Scottish Gaelic (holly garden/grey fortress)
→ Leslie
→ Y-variant Lesly
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English roots
Lesly is the Y-ending variant of Leslie from the Scottish Gaelic meaning garden of holly or grey fortress. The Y-ending creates visual personalisation.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Y-ending variant of Leslie.
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Today
Lesly remains a beloved choice, ranking #1281 in the US. 15,635 babies have been named Lesly since 1919.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Lesly?
2003
peak year
Lesly first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1919. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2003, 839 babies received the name (ranked #364). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1281), with roughly 185 babies named Lesly each year. Lesly's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 15,635 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
839
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #364)
(ranked #364)
185
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,850
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
15,635
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Lesly1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
Lesly's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — holly-garden adventure. People named Lesly tend to be bright, Scottish, and proud of their Y-ending garden.
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Y-ending garden✦
Holly-beautiful◈
Scottish-fortress◎
Personalised bright♡
Les-strongL3
E5
S1
L3
Y7
Sum: 19 → Life path 1
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Personality of Lesly🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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