Leslie’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Leslie
Give Leslie a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Leslie's Notebook has her name in elegant script over a pink watercolor apple blossom cover.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Leslie's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Leslie come from?
Leslie comes from a Scottish surname taken from a place in Aberdeenshire. Behind the Name says the place name probably comes from the Gaelic leas celyn, “garden of holly”, and Wikipedia ties it to Clan Leslie and the lands of Leslie. It has been used as a given name since the 19th century, and Behind the Name says it was more common for girls than boys in America after the 1940s. Wikipedia adds a second, unrelated root: Leslie is also used as an anglicization of Ladislaus or the Hungarian László.
Other forms of Leslie
Behind the Name lists Les and Lessie as diminutives and Lesly and Lesleigh as variants. Wikipedia adds Lesley, the spelling usually used for girls in the United Kingdom, where Leslie is the boys’ form. So a British Lesley and an American Leslie may share a name but not a spelling.
Well-known Leslies
Leslie Caron began as a ballerina, made her film debut in An American in Paris (1951), and won a BAFTA for Lili (1953). Comedian Leslie Jones was a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live from 2014 to 2019 and played Patty Tolan in Ghostbusters (2016). And on TV, Leslie Knope, played by Amy Poehler, is the unceasingly optimistic deputy director of parks in Pawnee, Indiana, in Parks and Recreation.
Leslie’s popularity
Leslie had a long, even run. US Social Security data has it in the girls’ top 200 from the 1940s through the 2000s, holding at 71st in the 1960s, 70th in the 1970s and 71st again in the 1980s. Its biggest decade by count was the 1960s, with more than 54,000 American girls named Leslie, and it was still 108th in the 2000s.
A few more things about Leslie
Leslie is a true crossover name. Behind the Name’s popularity tables show it last ranked for American boys in 1997, at 878th, while it was still ranked 712th for American girls in 2025. In Canada it was ranked for both, last appearing for boys in 1966 and for girls in 1981.
Gift ideas with Leslie in mind
- For a park lover. Trail notes and big plans, in honor of Leslie Knope’s parks department.
- For a dancer. Rehearsal notes, for a name shared with Leslie Caron.
- For a comedy fan. Jokes and sketch ideas, in honor of Leslie Jones.
- For Christmas. Leslie probably means “garden of holly”, so it suits a holly-season gift.
A notebook for every Leslie
Leslie’s Notebook works just as well for a teenager as for a grandmother. It’s 6" x 9", which fits in most bags, with 160 lined pages and no printed layout to work around. Use it as a diary, a school notebook, a planner or a place to collect quotes and ideas. A name on the cover turns an everyday notebook into something personal.
Why choose a personalized notebook?
A plain notebook is useful. One with her name on it is a gift. Seeing “Leslie’s Notebook” on the cover tells Leslie it was chosen for her, not grabbed off a shelf, and that small touch is often what makes people keep a notebook going instead of abandoning it after a week.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Leslie’s Notebook? 6" x 9", or about 15.2 x 22.9 cm. It’s a paperback with 160 lined pages inside.
Where do I buy it? Leslie’s Notebook is available on Amazon, which prints each copy to order and looks after delivery and refunds.
Do you have other names? We do, hundreds of them. Browse all name notebooks or read how to find a name on our personalized name notebooks page.
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