Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Lessie

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1916

Peak era

1916

Peak births

382

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19162025

Quick answers about Lessie

An estimated 2,753 living Americans are named Lessie.

Lessie fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Lessie is approximately 74 years, with most bearers falling between 63 and 84 years old.

Not especially. Lessie has been declining since its 1916 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1916

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

14,073

Lessie last appeared in SSA records in 2023. Across its recorded history, about 14,073 American girls received the name.

Lessie peaked in 1916, when 382 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 14,073 Americans named Lessie since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1916

Living profile

2,753

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age74

Core range63–84

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.