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Les Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Les?

Ranking 9,269th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Les is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Les has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity ranking of #588 was reached in 1961 with 182 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Les was less than 5, most recently in 2002.

Les, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1931-1947, and 1952-1958, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1947-1950, 1961-1972, and 1988-1992.

Les's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Les be?

For a number of years, the name Les has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Les for their newborn has risen.

The name Les is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Les has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Les (Girl)Les (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 8 9,269
2017 < 5 -- 12 6,920
2016 < 5 -- 14 6,206
2015 < 5 -- 10 7,815
2014 < 5 -- 8 9,273
2013 < 5 -- 7 10,290
2012 < 5 -- 5 13,412
2011 < 5 -- 11 7,298
2010 < 5 -- 8 9,321
2009 < 5 -- 10 8,054
2008 < 5 -- 9 8,726
2007 < 5 -- 7 10,441
2006 < 5 -- 7 10,208
2005 < 5 -- 5 12,573
2004 < 5 -- 7 9,538
2003 < 5 -- 7 9,242
2002 < 5 -- < 5 --
2001 < 5 -- 5 11,621
2000 < 5 -- 13 5,470
1999 < 5 -- 6 9,423
1998 < 5 -- 9 6,624
1997 < 5 -- < 5 --
1996 < 5 -- 5 9,922
1995 < 5 -- 11 5,367
1994 < 5 -- 6 8,379
1993 < 5 -- 6 8,257
1992 < 5 -- 10 5,489
1991 < 5 -- 10 5,332
1990 < 5 -- 12 4,561
1989 < 5 -- 17 3,391
1988 < 5 -- 27 2,283
1987 < 5 -- 8 5,248
1986 < 5 -- 14 3,363
1985 < 5 -- 22 2,399
1984 < 5 -- 15 3,040
1983 < 5 -- 19 2,542
1982 < 5 -- 19 2,566
1981 < 5 -- 21 2,382
1980 < 5 -- 21 2,413
1979 < 5 -- 18 2,639
1978 < 5 -- 20 2,337
1977 < 5 -- 32 1,692
1976 < 5 -- 30 1,729
1975 < 5 -- 25 1,919
1974 < 5 -- 26 1,813
1973 < 5 -- 29 1,631
1972 < 5 -- 25 1,799
1971 < 5 -- 48 1,191
1970 < 5 -- 54 1,126
1969 < 5 -- 57 1,021
1968 < 5 -- 63 914
1967 < 5 -- 71 854
1966 < 5 -- 83 802
1965 < 5 -- 92 768
1964 < 5 -- 105 750
1963 < 5 -- 121 709
1962 < 5 -- 126 691
1961 6 6,242 182 588
1960 < 5 -- 172 601
1959 5 6,788 160 612
1958 11 3,841 162 604
1957 < 5 -- 125 683
1956 < 5 -- 113 696
1955 5 6,322 59 980
1954 5 6,214 41 1,180
1953 < 5 -- 39 1,205
1952 < 5 -- 30 1,392
1951 < 5 -- 33 1,289
1950 < 5 -- 28 1,382
1949 < 5 -- 49 1,002
1948 < 5 -- 70 816
1947 < 5 -- 91 722
1946 < 5 -- 74 775
1945 < 5 -- 50 908
1944 < 5 -- 54 865
1943 < 5 -- 61 852
1942 < 5 -- 33 1,225
1941 < 5 -- 30 1,223
1940 < 5 -- 37 1,085
1939 < 5 -- 17 1,686
1938 < 5 -- 18 1,656
1937 < 5 -- 26 1,329
1936 < 5 -- 18 1,618
1935 < 5 -- 16 1,798
1934 < 5 -- 16 1,821
1933 < 5 -- 11 2,303
1932 < 5 -- 11 2,402
1931 < 5 -- 8 2,992
1930 < 5 -- 11 2,542
1929 < 5 -- < 5 --
1928 < 5 -- 12 2,469
1927 < 5 -- < 5 --
1926 < 5 -- 9 3,033
1925 < 5 -- 7 3,592
1924 < 5 -- < 5 --
1923 < 5 -- 8 3,334
1922 < 5 -- 11 2,729
1921 < 5 -- 15 2,219
1920 < 5 -- 9 3,094
1919 < 5 -- < 5 --
1918 < 5 -- 7 3,562
1917 < 5 -- 8 3,083
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1914 < 5 -- 8 2,557
1913 < 5 -- 11 1,754
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1900 < 5 -- 5 1,418
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.