Leslie

Leslie is a unisex given name: about 30% of people named Leslie are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 30%Female 70%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 30% male / 70% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain, Belgium
US births since 1880: 112,689 male / 266,474 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Leslie

To address Leslie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Leslie," in English, "Guten Tag Leslie," in German. About 30% of people named Leslie are men and 70% 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 Leslie,

German

Guten Tag Leslie,

French

Bonjour Leslie,

Spanish

Estimado/a Leslie:

Chinese

Leslie您好：

Japanese

Leslie様

English

Hi Leslie,

German

Hi Leslie,

French

Salut Leslie,

Spanish

Hola Leslie,

Chinese

Leslie你好：

Japanese

Leslie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 Leslie by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	30%
Great Britain	common	unisex name	50%
Belgium	rare	woman's name	25%
France	rare	woman's name	25%
Ireland	rare	unisex name	50%
Malta	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

112,689 male · 266,474 female · 379,163 births recorded

Male 30%Female 70%

Since 1980: 6% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Leslie a male or female name?

Leslie is a unisex given name: about 30% of people named Leslie are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Leslie in an email?

Is Leslie a unisex name?

Leslie is not a unisex name: 30% of people named Leslie are men. Leslie 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 Leslie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/leslie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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