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Lesslie

Lesslie is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Lesslie are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 22%Female 78%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
22% male / 78% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
142 male / 492 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Lesslie

To address Lesslie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lesslie," in English, "Guten Tag Lesslie," in German. About 22% of people named Lesslie are men and 78% 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 Lesslie,

German

Guten Tag Lesslie,

French

Bonjour Lesslie,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lesslie:

Chinese

Lesslie您好：

Japanese

Lesslie様

English

Hi Lesslie,

German

Hi Lesslie,

French

Salut Lesslie,

Spanish

Hola Lesslie,

Chinese

Lesslie你好：

Japanese

Lesslie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 Lesslie by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name22%

United States birth data

142 male · 492 female · 634 births recorded

Male 22%Female 78%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lesslie a male or female name?

Lesslie is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Lesslie are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Lesslie in an email?

To address Lesslie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lesslie," in English, "Guten Tag Lesslie," in German. About 22% of people named Lesslie are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Lesslie a unisex name?

Lesslie is not a unisex name: 22% of people named Lesslie are men. Lesslie leans strongly female overall.

Related names

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

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