Lesly Forename
14,520th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 66,455 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Honduras
Highest density in:
Honduras
Lesly Forename User-submission:
Lesly is a gender-neutral name of Scottish origin. It means 'holly garden'. The variation Leslie is most common in Scotland, having originated from a place name in Aberdeenshire. Symbolically, the holly tree is associated with peace, goodwill, and the Christmas holiday.
Lesly Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 71% | 15,670 | 1:563 | 93 |
| Guatemala | 97% | 7,118 | 1:2,263 | 389 |
| Haiti | 71% | 6,261 | 1:1,713 | 274 |
| Mexico | 99% | 6,225 | 1:19,943 | 1,227 |
| Peru | 99% | 5,252 | 1:6,053 | 850 |
| United States | 61% | 4,768 | 1:76,035 | 3,710 |
| Philippines | 91% | 2,153 | 1:49,238 | 3,620 |
| Chile | 100% | 1,969 | 1:8,942 | 720 |
| Gabon | 69% | 1,644 | 1:1,146 | 266 |
| Colombia | 100% | 1,610 | 1:29,676 | 1,713 |
| Papua New Guinea | 81% | 1,373 | 1:5,938 | 616 |
| Nicaragua | 66% | 1,228 | 1:4,901 | 708 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1,073 | 1:19,384 | 2,577 |
| Venezuela | 69% | 1,061 | 1:28,465 | 2,095 |
| South Africa | 86% | 857 | 1:63,632 | 6,071 |
| Ecuador | - | 832 | 1:21,306 | 1,196 |
| Bolivia | 76% | 816 | 1:12,992 | 1,181 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 537 | 1:480,379 | 36,582 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 509 | 1:42,457 | 2,915 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 507 | 1:20,574 | 1,916 |
| Brazil | 67% | 393 | 1:545,130 | 17,366 |
| France | 93% | 350 | 1:189,915 | 3,164 |
| Netherlands | 64% | 335 | 1:50,454 | 3,436 |
| Solomon Islands | 73% | 317 | 1:1,833 | 327 |
| El Salvador | - | 310 | 1:20,457 | 1,064 |
| Panama | 72% | 303 | 1:12,893 | 1,541 |
| Canada | 80% | 287 | 1:115,447 | 5,553 |
| Ghana | 100% | 281 | 1:96,036 | 4,158 |
| Congo | 85% | 272 | 1:18,416 | 1,953 |
| India | 85% | 260 | 1:4,672,608 | 183,005 |
| Costa Rica | 80% | 219 | 1:21,771 | 1,430 |
| Belgium | 88% | 178 | 1:64,551 | 2,788 |
| Malawi | 100% | 169 | 1:101,256 | 5,457 |
| DR Congo | 72% | 130 | 1:567,905 | 19,370 |
| Malaysia | 59% | 126 | 1:241,666 | 13,182 |
| England | 90% | 123 | 1:452,056 | 9,976 |
| Botswana | - | 84 | 1:26,005 | 2,957 |
| Nigeria | 52% | 69 | 1:2,573,397 | 47,350 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 67 | 1:52,990 | 1,427 |
| Cuba | - | 62 | 1:185,590 | 2,779 |
| Spain | 100% | 60 | 1:775,499 | 7,772 |
| Zambia | - | 52 | 1:304,900 | 8,846 |
| Kenya | - | 45 | 1:1,029,047 | 19,024 |
| Zimbabwe | 58% | 44 | 1:350,541 | 17,863 |
| New Zealand | - | 43 | 1:105,489 | 4,359 |
| Uruguay | 68% | 39 | 1:87,888 | 2,440 |
| Belize | 55% | 26 | 1:13,627 | 1,804 |
| Australia | - | 23 | 1:593,810 | 8,803 |
| China | - | 21 | 1:65,050,275 | 63,020 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 20 | 1:1,153,797 | 32,566 |
| Sweden | 88% | 20 | 1:492,895 | 12,671 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 19 | 1:380,884 | 4,350 |
| Thailand | 86% | 19 | 1:3,687,674 | 78,779 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 18 | 1:1,320,538 | 43,414 |
| Germany | 86% | 17 | 1:5,686,934 | 22,131 |
| Switzerland | 50% | 14 | 1:586,678 | 8,730 |
| Qatar | 100% | 13 | 1:182,277 | 21,851 |
| Russia | 67% | 13 | 1:11,094,900 | 40,853 |
| Argentina | 86% | 10 | 1:4,277,324 | 11,519 |
| Scotland | 100% | 9 | 1:594,485 | 7,010 |
| Vanuatu | - | 9 | 1:29,088 | 709 |
| Benin | 75% | 7 | 1:1,510,835 | 32,846 |
| Ukraine | 60% | 7 | 1:6,499,987 | 10,516 |
| Guyana | - | 6 | 1:127,210 | 8,948 |
| Israel | - | 6 | 1:1,400,486 | 16,782 |
| Singapore | - | 6 | 1:1,047,842 | 15,242 |
| Hong Kong | - | 5 | 1:1,550,545 | 7,446 |
| Namibia | - | 5 | 1:480,836 | 6,391 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 5 | 1:272,284 | 13,349 |
| Denmark | - | 4 | 1:1,412,374 | 15,217 |
| Italy | 94% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Wales | 100% | 4 | 1:773,577 | 8,486 |
| Lebanon | - | 3 | 1:1,875,857 | 11,580 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 3 | 1:2,383,998 | 75,650 |
| Anguilla | - | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Belarus | 100% | 2 | 1:4,741,192 | 16,466 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Grenada | 100% | 2 | 1:54,062 | 3,078 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 2 | 1:1,019,998 | 36,117 |
| Luxembourg | - | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 2 | 1:17,354 | 1,059 |
| Uganda | 50% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Chad | - | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
The alternate forms: Lésly (2) are calculated separately.
Lesly (1,274) may also be a surname.
Lesly Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Lesly is a gender-neutral name of Scottish origin. It means 'holly garden'. The variation Leslie is most common in Scotland, having originated from a place name in Aberdeenshire. Symbolically, the holly tree is associated with peace, goodwill, and the Christmas holiday.
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Lesly Demographics
Average Male Lesly Height
176.42 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 53 (2014)
Average Female Lesly Height
159.38 cm
Average female height (US):
161.5 cm
Sample size: 37 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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