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    The first name Lessie

    A girl’s name.

    2 syllables Female

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Lessie at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2023, 7 girls born in the United States were named Lessie, the 12,893rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1916, when 382 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    15,018
    babies named Lessie since 1880
    #12,893
    rank in 2023
    1916
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Questions

    Is Lessie a boy's or a girl's name?
    Both. Of the 15,018 US babies named Lessie since 1880, 94% were girls and 6% boys.
    When was Lessie most popular?
    1916 in the United States, when 382 babies were named Lessie, its highest rank at 310th.