Leighton
#342 for girls in 2025, 892 births · #1,056 for boys in 2025, 207 births
Given to girls 56.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 892 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 12,412since 1956
Leighton over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #342 | 892 | #1,056 | 207 |
| 2024 | #396 | 797 | #1,042 | 213 |
| 2023 | #357 | 853 | #966 | 232 |
| 2022 | #376 | 842 | #820 | 302 |
| 2021 | #379 | 825 | #845 | 281 |
| 2020 | #401 | 777 | #743 | 327 |
| 2019 | #420 | 752 | #692 | 366 |
| 2018 | #449 | 712 | #830 | 269 |
| 2017 | #468 | 668 | #901 | 238 |
| 2016 | #430 | 756 | #842 | 268 |
| 2015 | #470 | 680 | #864 | 261 |
| 2014 | #544 | 568 | #893 | 241 |
| 2013 | #544 | 546 | #1,043 | 184 |
| 2012 | #564 | 521 | #1,044 | 184 |
| 2011 | #527 | 549 | #922 | 218 |
| 2010 | #647 | 452 | #928 | 217 |
| 2009 | #675 | 431 | #1,063 | 175 |
| 2008 | #1,193 | 213 | #1,142 | 159 |
| 2007 | #3,214 | 53 | #1,255 | 140 |
| 2006 | #3,992 | 37 | #1,154 | 146 |
| 2005 | #3,809 | 38 | #1,233 | 128 |
| 2004 | #4,287 | 32 | #1,425 | 99 |
| 2003 | #4,307 | 30 | #1,230 | 118 |
| 2002 | #4,179 | 30 | #1,124 | 128 |
| 2001 | #4,025 | 31 | #1,216 | 110 |
| 2000 | #3,527 | 37 | #1,271 | 102 |
| 1999 | #3,569 | 34 | #1,203 | 106 |
| 1998 | #3,426 | 35 | #1,170 | 107 |
| 1997 | #2,874 | 42 | #1,263 | 91 |
| 1996 | #3,429 | 33 | #1,088 | 111 |
| 1995 | #4,099 | 25 | #1,221 | 90 |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 | #1,146 | 98 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #1,168 | 91 |
| 1992 | #5,718 | 16 | #1,017 | 115 |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | #1,264 | 78 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #1,318 | 71 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #1,219 | 77 |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #1,319 | 61 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #1,467 | 49 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #1,403 | 50 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #1,321 | 53 |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #1,280 | 52 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #1,205 | 57 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #1,278 | 53 |
| 1981 | — | #1,225 | 56 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,496 | 41 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,193 | 58 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,410 | 43 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,707 | 31 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,390 | 41 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,322 | 43 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,335 | 41 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,312 | 40 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,473 | 33 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,466 | 34 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,743 | 25 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,265 | 39 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,314 | 34 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,476 | 27 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,484 | 27 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,806 | 19 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,729 | 21 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,228 | 40 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,259 | 38 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,570 | 26 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,295 | 37 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,501 | 28 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,557 | 25 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,411 | 31 | |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #1,106 | 47 |
| 1955 | — | #1,181 | 40 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,151 | 42 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,139 | 42 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,044 | 48 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,171 | 38 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,086 | 42 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,097 | 41 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,231 | 34 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,213 | 36 | |
| 1946 | — | #911 | 53 | |
| 1945 | — | #960 | 45 | |
| 1944 | — | #935 | 47 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,018 | 43 | |
| 1942 | — | #970 | 47 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,066 | 37 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,019 | 40 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,120 | 33 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,009 | 40 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,313 | 26 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,095 | 35 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,226 | 30 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,150 | 33 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,310 | 26 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,090 | 38 | |
| 1931 | — | #983 | 45 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,053 | 43 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,055 | 42 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,111 | 40 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,198 | 36 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,192 | 36 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,040 | 44 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,005 | 49 | |
| 1923 | — | #896 | 58 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,046 | 45 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,011 | 48 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,089 | 42 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,264 | 31 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,012 | 44 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,033 | 40 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,176 | 31 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,265 | 27 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,054 | 29 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,256 | 17 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,023 | 20 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,290 | 8 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | #1,155 | 7 | |
| 1908 | — | #825 | 11 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Leighton! It came in at #5,325, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1957–1983, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Leighton is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nebraska#105 · 1 in 355
- Oklahoma#121 · 1 in 510
- Montana#122 · 1 in 353
- Tennessee#145 · 1 in 629
- Mississippi#151 · 1 in 556
Best ever in a state: #102 in Oklahoma, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #105 | 20 | 1 in 355 |
| Oklahoma | #121 | 29 | 1 in 510 |
| Montana | #122 | 8 | 1 in 353 |
| Tennessee | #145 | 51 | 1 in 629 |
| Mississippi | #151 | 16 | 1 in 556 |
| Maine | #153 | 7 | 1 in 445 |
| West Virginia | #154 | 10 | 1 in 507 |
| South Dakota | #160 | 7 | 1 in 436 |
| New Hampshire | #174 | 7 | 1 in 542 |
| Arkansas | #176 | 17 | 1 in 623 |
| Minnesota | #186 | 29 | 1 in 741 |
| Alabama | #201 | 22 | 1 in 833 |
| Wisconsin | #213 | 26 | 1 in 779 |
| Louisiana | #224 | 19 | 1 in 862 |
| North Carolina | #230 | 47 | 1 in 989 |
| Kansas | #233 | 13 | 1 in 908 |
| Indiana | #243 | 29 | 1 in 962 |
| Kentucky | #248 | 18 | 1 in 958 |
| Iowa | #258 | 13 | 1 in 906 |
| Michigan | #259 | 35 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Idaho | #277 | 8 | 1 in 896 |
| Georgia | #290 | 35 | 1 in 1,292 |
| Colorado | #298 | 20 | 1 in 1,166 |
| Missouri | #311 | 19 | 1 in 1,279 |
| Virginia | #376 | 21 | 1 in 1,607 |
| Texas | #377 | 91 | 1 in 1,764 |
| Arizona | #416 | 16 | 1 in 1,764 |
| Ohio | #416 | 27 | 1 in 1,751 |
| Maryland | #427 | 12 | 1 in 1,665 |
| South Carolina | #440 | 11 | 1 in 1,663 |
| Pennsylvania | #452 | 23 | 1 in 2,030 |
| Florida | #482 | 38 | 1 in 2,283 |
| Oregon | #483 | 7 | 1 in 1,865 |
| Utah | #539 | 7 | 1 in 2,440 |
| Illinois | #541 | 18 | 1 in 2,463 |
| New Jersey | #618 | 12 | 1 in 2,958 |
| California | #675 | 46 | 1 in 3,516 |
| Washington | #732 | 8 | 1 in 3,608 |
| Massachusetts | #761 | 6 | 1 in 4,005 |
| New York | #902 | 17 | 1 in 4,608 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Leighton
- 54 spots since 2024 (#396 → #342)
- 59 spots since 2020 (#401 → #342)
- 128 spots since 2015 (#470 → #342)
- Biggest jump: 518 spots in 2009 (#1,193 → #675)
- Biggest drop: 39 spots in 2024 (#357 → #396)
- Debuted 1956
- Peaked 2025 at #342 (892 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 17 yrs · run 2009–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,802 girls born in 2025 were named Leighton (0.06%)
- 50.0% of all girls named Leighton (6,204) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2007, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 | #5,325 (1956) | #5,325 |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 0 | — | — |
| 1980s | 57 | #7,134 (1986) | #8,753 |
| 1990s | 227 | #2,874 (1997) | #5,591 |
| 2000s | 932 | #675 (2009) | #3,321 |
| 2010s | 6,204 | #420 (2019) | #506 |
| 2020s | 4,986 | #342 (2025) | #375 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Leighton in 2025
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More about 2025
girls
1,607,267 girls got a published name in 2025; 1 in 1,802 of them was named Leighton, which outranked 98.0% of the 17,297 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,708,076 boys got a published name in 2025; 1 in 8,252 of them was named Leighton, which outranked 92.4% of the 13,930 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880).