Leigh

Given to 45,349 US babies since 1882

▼ Falling −16% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#4460

recorded as girls

1,065 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

girls 31

Peak year

1969

1,564 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

45,349

since 1882

Born a Leigh? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Leigh was most popular in 1969, when 1,564 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.93 per 1,000). In 2025, 31 babies were named Leigh, ranking #4460 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 16%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	31	4460	<5	—
2024	46	3395	<5	—
2023	38	3911	5	12239
2022	56	2956	8	8990
2021	44	3491	<5	—
2020	38	3778	9	8067
2019	59	2814	<5	—
2018	46	3396	8	8819
2017	59	2835	<5	—
2016	64	2697	6	10744
2015	47	3389	7	9568
2014	56	3005	8	8781
2013	49	3267	<5	—
2012	39	3915	6	10770
2011	44	3550	<5	—
2010	50	3256	8	8803
2009	61	2852	5	12491
2008	57	3017	5	12553
2007	45	3601	7	9788
2006	63	2778	<5	—
2005	63	2670	6	10151
2004	74	2326	7	8927
2003	83	2106	6	9581
2002	83	2064	8	7643
2001	116	1595	11	6013
2000	123	1491	14	5040
1999	149	1252	11	5656
1998	147	1236	9	6314
1997	191	1008	14	4451
1996	219	899	11	5187
1995	230	851	16	3854
1994	287	724	14	4290
1993	372	615	12	4697
1992	423	557	23	2909
1991	445	526	33	2190
1990	523	468	28	2432
1989	603	409	40	1858
1988	714	346	43	1645
1987	668	357	56	1316
1986	718	337	51	1385
1985	773	312	58	1258
1984	883	272	64	1134
1983	863	271	58	1190
1982	959	258	79	1019
1981	1,100	230	79	1024
1980	1,176	218	63	1145
1979	1,127	232	66	1100
1978	916	258	55	1203
1977	954	258	62	1099
1976	930	256	54	1163
1975	1,064	228	57	1114
1974	1,225	206	37	1409
1973	1,078	239	48	1186
1972	1,210	228	60	1040
1971	1,424	213	74	947
1970	1,483	213	87	861
1969	1,564	201	77	873
1968	1,425	210	82	818
1967	1,342	218	88	778
1966	972	266	71	860
1965	868	308	60	948
1964	1,050	279	76	875
1963	980	296	76	863
1962	891	314	77	862
1961	843	325	81	852
1960	770	344	80	842
1959	671	369	80	843
1958	622	366	89	790
1957	617	365	84	823
1956	611	354	98	741
1955	460	412	126	654
1954	319	497	98	727
1953	241	565	104	699
1952	190	644	101	695
1951	184	639	83	766
1950	166	662	80	767
1949	163	650	104	671
1948	122	777	93	691
1947	114	820	105	671
1946	124	726	85	704
1945	74	873	78	684
1944	45	1175	63	790
1943	35	1395	77	736
1942	51	1101	69	777
1941	35	1294	60	817
1940	28	1442	65	768
1939	18	1881	42	976
1938	22	1650	54	846
1937	12	2448	57	813
1936	9	2857	54	827
1935	9	2926	45	940
1934	9	2923	37	1077
1933	8	3109	22	1456
1932	10	2831	29	1254
1931	17	1941	35	1145
1930	13	2425	35	1190
1929	9	3137	31	1272
1928	6	4195	49	980
1927	10	3053	41	1112
1926	13	2569	36	1192
1925	9	3362	37	1164
1924	13	2661	42	1107
1923	12	2732	41	1114
1922	9	3379	29	1367
1921	11	2941	32	1296
1920	9	3340	33	1252
1919	7	3817	41	1063
1918	7	3869	31	1256
1917	10	2879	32	1203
1916	5	4417	21	1549
1915	6	3795	31	1159
1914	5	3618	15	1608
1913	<5	—	17	1256
1912	9	1981	18	1095
1911	<5	—	9	1190
1910	<5	—	6	1421
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	5	1373
1907	<5	—	6	1200
1906	<5	—	5	1253
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	5	1051
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	8	787
1896	<5	—	7	900
1895	<5	—	8	795
1894	<5	—	8	787
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	9	748
1891	<5	—	5	963
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	7	815
1887	<5	—	6	819
1886	<5	—	8	694
1885	<5	—	7	765
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	5	943