Lesley-Anne
Girl name · 175 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Lesley-Anne: 175 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 20 births in 1979.
Lesley-Anne is a charming Scottish double-barrel name that combines Lesley, derived from a Scottish surname meaning "garden of holly" from the Gaelic *leas* (fort/garden) and *liath* (grey), with Anne—the French form of Hannah, meaning "grace" or "favour" from the Hebrew *ḥannāh*. The most famous bearer is Scottish actress Lesley-Anne Down (born 1954), starred in *Upstairs, Downstairs* and *The Bold and the Beautiful*, but she herself uses the spelling Lesley-Anne for her first name. No specific Scottish place carries the exact compound, though Lesley shares its root with Leslie, a town in Fife, Scotland. A fun note: this name saw its peak Scottish popularity in the 1970s and 1980s, reflecting the era's fondness for hyphenated given names that honour family connections.
Girl 18 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 197920 babies
- Latest (1993)
- #6233 babies
- Total births
- 175since 1975
- 5-year trend
- ▼ 41%vs prior 5y