NameTides

Leighton

Leighton was the #342 girls' name in the US in 2025 (892 babies), and #3,705 in England & Wales and #557 in Canada.

Leighton as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Leighton as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Leighton as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#342 (892)#3,705 (6)—#557 (54)
2024#396 (797)——#631 (46)
2023#357 (853)——#749 (37)
2022#376 (842)#4,646 (4)—#738 (37)
2021#379 (825)——#677 (43)
2020#401 (777)#5,493 (3)—#633 (45)
2019#420 (752)#3,541 (6)—#623 (49)
2018#449 (712)#5,666 (3)—#586 (52)
2017#468 (668)#5,765 (3)—#775 (36)
2016#430 (756)#5,785 (3)—#811 (34)
2015#470 (680)—#806 (3)#595 (50)
2014#544 (568)#5,691 (3)—#792 (35)
2013#544 (546)——#822 (33)
2012#564 (521)—#815 (3)#723 (39)
2011#527 (549)#3,549 (6)—#552 (53)

Leighton as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Leighton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Leighton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,056 (207)#539 (72)#367 (9)—#309 (14)#1,443 (16)
2024#1,042 (213)#464 (86)#307 (12)#278 (6)#327 (12)#1,764 (11)
2023#966 (232)#504 (78)#400 (8)#348 (4)#330 (12)#1,192 (18)
2022#820 (302)#407 (104)#271 (14)—#262 (18)#917 (26)
2021#845 (281)#416 (102)#221 (20)—#296 (15)#1,076 (21)
2020#743 (327)#395 (105)#324 (11)#334 (4)#294 (15)#1,312 (15)
2019#692 (366)#338 (134)#394 (8)#365 (4)#335 (12)#1,029 (21)
2018#830 (269)#308 (154)#240 (18)—#291 (15)#910 (25)
2017#901 (238)#258 (210)#186 (29)#250 (7)#305 (14)#864 (27)
2016#842 (268)#233 (241)#225 (21)#253 (7)#329 (13)#1,026 (21)
2015#864 (261)#201 (287)#198 (27)#222 (9)#180 (33)#1,071 (19)
2014#893 (241)#154 (368)#211 (24)#315 (5)#164 (40)#1,032 (20)
2013#1,043 (184)#150 (394)#183 (29)#237 (8)#187 (33)#1,002 (21)
2012#1,044 (184)#167 (354)#185 (31)#311 (5)#354 (11)#904 (24)
2011#922 (218)#188 (295)#194 (26)—#455 (7)#845 (26)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #342.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1956.
  • In 2025, 81% of US babies named Leighton were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,800 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,300uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,800uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 9,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Leighton is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,800 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 1,700 to 1 in 2,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Leighton by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: #153MEWisconsin: #213WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: #174NHWashington: #732WAIdaho: #277IDMontana: #122MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #186MNIllinois: #541ILMichigan: #259MINew York: #902NYMassachusetts: #761MAOregon: #483ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #160SDIowa: #258IAIndiana: #243INOhio: #416OHPennsylvania: #452PANew Jersey: #618NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #675CAUtah: #539UTColorado: #298CONebraska: #105NEMissouri: #311MOKentucky: #248KYWest Virginia: #154WVVirginia: #376VAMaryland: #427MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #416AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #233KSArkansas: #176ARTennessee: #145TNNorth Carolina: #230NCSouth Carolina: #440SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #121OKLouisiana: #224LAMississippi: #151MSAlabama: #201ALGeorgia: #290GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #377TXFlorida: #482FL
Leighton (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#74216

Leighton (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LeightonCanadaGirls#55754
LeightonCanadaBoys#1,44316
LeightonEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
LeightonEngland & WalesBoys#53972
LeightonIrelandBoys#30914
LeightonNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LeightonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
LeightonScotlandGirls—too few
LeightonScotlandBoys#3679
LeightonUSGirls#342892
LeightonUSBoys#1,056207