Lesley

Lesley is a unisex given name: about 15% of people named Lesley are men and 85% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 15%Female 85%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 15% male / 85% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain, Ireland
US births since 1880: 4,796 male / 33,945 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Lesley

To address Lesley when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lesley," in English, "Guten Tag Lesley," in German. About 15% of people named Lesley are men and 85% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Lesley,

German

Guten Tag Lesley,

French

Bonjour Lesley,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lesley:

Chinese

Lesley您好：

Japanese

Lesley様

English

Hi Lesley,

German

Hi Lesley,

French

Salut Lesley,

Spanish

Hola Lesley,

Chinese

Lesley你好：

Japanese

Lesleyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Lesley by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	12%
Great Britain	uncommon	unisex name	50%
Ireland	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

4,796 male · 33,945 female · 38,741 births recorded

Male 12%Female 88%

Since 1980: 4% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lesley a male or female name?

Lesley is a unisex given name: about 15% of people named Lesley are men and 85% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Lesley in an email?

Is Lesley a unisex name?

Lesley is not a unisex name: 15% of people named Lesley are men. Lesley leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Lesley a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lesley (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_lesley,
  title  = {Is Lesley a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lesley},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}