Lessie

Boy · recorded 1883–1986

  • 1986last recorded
  • 1903best year

Most popular in 1903.

Last recorded in 1986. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Lessie.

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Its story

Popularity since 1883

0346718831909193519601986

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 69 recorded years as a table
Lessie, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188348
189744
190166
190241
190367
190638
190748
190845
191067
191135
191226
191314
191427
191528
191628
191725
191822
191924
192027
192120
192220
192319
192423
192528
192617
192710
192814
19298
193017
193113
193215
193317
193425
193527
193612
193717
19389
193915
194016
194121
194210
194310
19447
194511
19469
194711
19486
19498
19507
19516
19524
19535
19543
195510
19565
19574
19583
19594
19605
19615
19625
19633
19663
19693
19703
19713
19774
19793
19863

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Lessie isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1986
5
Rank in 1986
#6,721
How rare
1 in 368,303 boys
Since 1883
945

Lessie was last recorded in 1986. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1903, at 67 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Lessie doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.