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Is Lesley a Male or Female Name?

Lesley is predominantly a female name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Lesley globally is 12.0% males and 88.0% females. The country with the highest male ratio is South Africa with 69.8% and the country with the highest female ratio is New Zealand with 100.0%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Lesley in percentages: Globally: 12.0% males, 88.0% females, United Kingdom: 1.1% males, 98.9% females, United States: 4.2% males, 95.8% females, Canada: 2.5% males, 97.5% females, South Africa: 69.8% males, 30.2% females, Australia: 4.2% males, 95.8% females, Netherlands: 65.3% males, 34.7% females, Belgium: 25.8% males, 74.2% females, New Zealand: 0.0% males, 100.0% females, Ireland: 1.6% males, 98.4% females, Spain: 0.7% males, 99.3% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Lesley are 65+ years old, making up 38.0% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 18-24.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Lesley in each age group: 18-24: 5.3%, 25-34: 5.7%, 35-44: 10.3%, 45-54: 10.2%, 55-64: 30.5%, 65+: 38.0%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Lesley is United Kingdom with 0.1212% of the population. Following is New Zealand and Australia.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Lesley measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Lesley year over year: 1956: 0.0227‰, 1957: 0.0213‰, 1958: 0.0256‰, 1959: 0.0197‰, 1960: 0.0188‰, 1961: 0.0195‰, 1962: 0.019‰, 1963: 0.0138‰, 1964: 0.0126‰, 1965: 0.0127‰, 1966: 0.0148‰, 1967: 0.0125‰, 1968: 0.0137‰, 1969: 0.01‰, 1970: 0.0065‰, 1971: 0.0069‰, 1972: 0.0063‰, 1973: 0.0043‰, 1974: 0.0044‰, 1975: 0.0044‰, 1976: 0.0044‰, 1977: 0.0037‰, 1978: 0.0039‰, 1979: 0.0043‰, 1980: 0.006‰, 1981: 0.0064‰, 1982: 0.006‰, 1983: 0.0066‰, 1984: 0.0055‰, 1985: 0.0049‰, 1986: 0.0055‰, 1987: 0.0032‰, 1988: 0.003‰, 1989: 0.0023‰, 1990: 0.0028‰, 1991: 0.003‰, 1992: 0.0029‰, 1993: 0.0025‰, 1994: 0.0025‰, 1995: 0.0023‰, 1996: 0.0023‰, 1997: 0.0016‰, 1998: 0.0012‰, 1999: 0.0017‰, 2000: 0.0022‰, 2001: 0.0061‰

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