Leighton Boy & girl
How popular is Leighton?
#342 girl name in 2025
892 baby girls were named Leighton in the US in 2025, making it the 342nd most popular girl name. Another 207 boys got the name (#1,056 for boys).
Leighton popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #342 for girls (▲ 54 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 892 girls, 207 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+31% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #470 in 2015, #401 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (892 girls) |
| Highest rank | #342 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1956 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 26% boys, 74% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.8% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Leighton counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Leighton family of names ranked #353 for girls in 2025 (#387 the year before), with 903 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Leighton | 892 | 99% |
| Leightyn | 11 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Leighton is most popular
Babies named Leighton per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Maine: 1.9 per 1,000 (29 girls)
- Nebraska: 1.8 per 1,000 (66 girls)
- West Virginia: 1.4 per 1,000 (38 girls)
- Oklahoma: 1.4 per 1,000 (105 girls)
- Montana: 1.4 per 1,000 (19 girls)
Leighton by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1980s | 57 | #7,130 |
| 1990s | 227 | #2,871 |
| 2000s | 932 | #675 |
| 2010s | 6,204 | #420 |
| 2020s | 4,986 | #342 |
Girl names about as popular as Leighton
Questions
- Is Leighton a boy or girl name?
- Leighton is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 26% of babies named Leighton were boys and 74% were girls.
- How popular is the name Leighton?
- 892 baby girls were named Leighton in the US in 2025, making it the 342nd most popular girl name. Another 207 boys got the name (#1,056 for boys).
- When was Leighton most popular?
- Leighton peaked in 2025, when 892 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #342 in 2025.
- How many people are named Leighton?
- 21,823 babies have been named Leighton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 20,206 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Leighton most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Leighton was most common in Maine, at 1.9 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.