Leighton

Given to 21,823 US babies since 1893

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#342

recorded as girls

54 since 2024

#1056

recorded as boys

14 since 2024

Babies in 2025

1,099

girls 892 · boys 207

Peak year

2025

892 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

21,823

since 1893

Born a Leighton? 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

Leighton was most popular in 2025, when 892 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.55 per 1,000). In 2025, 892 babies were named Leighton, ranking #342 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	892	342	207	1056
2024	797	396	213	1042
2023	853	357	232	966
2022	842	376	302	820
2021	825	379	281	845
2020	777	401	327	743
2019	752	420	366	692
2018	712	449	269	830
2017	668	468	238	901
2016	756	430	268	842
2015	680	470	261	864
2014	568	544	241	893
2013	546	544	184	1043
2012	521	564	184	1044
2011	549	527	218	922
2010	452	647	217	928
2009	431	675	175	1063
2008	213	1193	159	1142
2007	53	3214	140	1255
2006	37	3992	146	1154
2005	38	3809	128	1233
2004	32	4287	99	1425
2003	30	4307	118	1230
2002	30	4179	128	1124
2001	31	4025	110	1216
2000	37	3527	102	1271
1999	34	3569	106	1203
1998	35	3426	107	1170
1997	42	2874	91	1263
1996	33	3429	111	1088
1995	25	4099	90	1221
1994	15	5984	98	1146
1993	7	10588	91	1168
1992	16	5718	115	1017
1991	12	6976	78	1264
1990	8	9247	71	1318
1989	9	8037	77	1219
1988	7	9244	61	1319
1987	9	7353	49	1467
1986	9	7134	50	1403
1985	7	8318	53	1321
1984	6	9144	52	1280
1983	5	10275	57	1205
1982	5	10517	53	1278
1981	<5	—	56	1225
1980	<5	—	41	1496
1979	<5	—	58	1193
1978	<5	—	43	1410
1977	<5	—	31	1707
1976	<5	—	41	1390
1975	<5	—	43	1322
1974	<5	—	41	1335
1973	<5	—	40	1312
1972	<5	—	33	1473
1971	<5	—	34	1466
1970	<5	—	25	1743
1969	<5	—	39	1265
1968	<5	—	34	1314
1967	<5	—	27	1476
1966	<5	—	27	1484
1965	<5	—	19	1806
1964	<5	—	21	1729
1963	<5	—	40	1228
1962	<5	—	38	1259
1961	<5	—	26	1570
1960	<5	—	37	1295
1959	<5	—	28	1501
1958	<5	—	25	1557
1957	<5	—	31	1411
1956	6	5325	47	1106
1955	<5	—	40	1181
1954	<5	—	42	1151
1953	<5	—	42	1139
1952	<5	—	48	1044
1951	<5	—	38	1171
1950	<5	—	42	1086
1949	<5	—	41	1097
1948	<5	—	34	1231
1947	<5	—	36	1213
1946	<5	—	53	911
1945	<5	—	45	960
1944	<5	—	47	935
1943	<5	—	43	1018
1942	<5	—	47	970
1941	<5	—	37	1066
1940	<5	—	40	1019
1939	<5	—	33	1120
1938	<5	—	40	1009
1937	<5	—	26	1313
1936	<5	—	35	1095
1935	<5	—	30	1226
1934	<5	—	33	1150
1933	<5	—	26	1310
1932	<5	—	38	1090
1931	<5	—	45	983
1930	<5	—	43	1053
1929	<5	—	42	1055
1928	<5	—	40	1111
1927	<5	—	36	1198
1926	<5	—	36	1192
1925	<5	—	44	1040
1924	<5	—	49	1005
1923	<5	—	58	896
1922	<5	—	45	1046
1921	<5	—	48	1011
1920	<5	—	42	1089
1919	<5	—	31	1264
1918	<5	—	44	1012
1917	<5	—	40	1033
1916	<5	—	31	1176
1915	<5	—	27	1265
1914	<5	—	29	1054
1913	<5	—	17	1256
1912	<5	—	20	1023
1911	<5	—	8	1290
1910	<5	—	<5	—
1909	<5	—	7	1155
1908	<5	—	11	825
1907	<5	—	7	1094
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	6	1162
1899	<5	—	6	928
1898	<5	—	5	1121
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	5	1079
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	5	1035