UK girl's name
Lesley-Anne
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 1998. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Lesley-Anne is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Lesley-Anne popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 1998 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3848, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 4 births.
This profile covers 7 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 1996 to 1998. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 179 living people in the UK are called Lesley-Anne. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 1999 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Lesley-Anne ranked #3848 for girls in England and Wales in 1998, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 4 girls were registered as Lesley-Anne.
- • Lesley-Anne ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #623 in 1993.
- • About 179 living people in the UK are estimated to have Lesley-Anne as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3848
1998
Births in 1998
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
4 births
Estimated living
179
2026
Popularity
Lesley-Anne over time
The chart below shows babies named Lesley-Anne registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 1998. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Lesley-Anne, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 1998, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lesley-Anne by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Lesley-Anne was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | #3487 | 7 | 2 |
Geography
Where Lesley-Anne is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Lesley-Anne. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Lesley-Anne ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #623 in 1993.
Across the UK
Lesley-Anne in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#623 in 1993
18 years of NRS records, 175 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Lesley-Anne
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Lesley-Anne Down
actor; model; television actor; singer; film actor
British actress
1954-
Related
Names similar to Lesley-Anne
- Lily 72,956
- Lucy 70,663
- Lauren 50,664
- Leah 33,185
- Lola 24,525
- Layla 24,520
- Laura 23,471
- Lilly 21,714
- Lydia 18,353
- Libby 14,515
- Lara 13,415
- Lacey 13,406
FAQ
Lesley-Anne: questions and answers
How popular is the name Lesley-Anne in the UK right now?
In 1998, Lesley-Anne was ranked #3848 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Lesley-Anne most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 4 babies registered as Lesley-Anne in England and Wales.
How many people are called Lesley-Anne in the UK?
A total of 7 babies have been registered as Lesley-Anne across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 175 more in Scotland.
Where is Lesley-Anne most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Lesley-Anne ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #623 in 1993. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.