Leighton
Girl and boy name
Leighton at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,038 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #395 in 2024
Leighton popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1893 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1920 | #1,089 | 42 |
| 1930 | #1,053 | 43 |
| 1940 | #1,019 | 40 |
| 1950 | #1,086 | 42 |
| 1960 | #1,295 | 37 |
| 1970 | #1,744 | 25 |
| 1980 | #1,495 | 41 |
| 1990 | #1,318 | 71 |
| 2000 | #1,271 | 102 |
| 2010 | #928 | 217 |
| 2019 | #692 | 366 |
| 2020 | #743 | 326 |
| 2024 | #1,038 | 213 |
All 122 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1893 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1895 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1898 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1899 | #928 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1907 | #1,094 | 7 |
| 1908 | #825 | 11 |
| 1909 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1911 | #1,290 | 8 |
| 1912 | #1,023 | 20 |
| 1913 | #1,256 | 17 |
| 1914 | #1,054 | 29 |
| 1915 | #1,265 | 27 |
| 1916 | #1,176 | 31 |
| 1917 | #1,033 | 40 |
| 1918 | #1,012 | 44 |
| 1919 | #1,264 | 31 |
| 1920 | #1,089 | 42 |
| 1921 | #1,011 | 48 |
| 1922 | #1,046 | 45 |
| 1923 | #896 | 58 |
| 1924 | #1,005 | 49 |
| 1925 | #1,040 | 44 |
| 1926 | #1,192 | 36 |
| 1927 | #1,198 | 36 |
| 1928 | #1,111 | 40 |
| 1929 | #1,055 | 42 |
| 1930 | #1,053 | 43 |
| 1931 | #983 | 45 |
| 1932 | #1,090 | 38 |
| 1933 | #1,310 | 26 |
| 1934 | #1,150 | 33 |
| 1935 | #1,226 | 30 |
| 1936 | #1,095 | 35 |
| 1937 | #1,313 | 26 |
| 1938 | #1,009 | 40 |
| 1939 | #1,120 | 33 |
| 1940 | #1,019 | 40 |
| 1941 | #1,066 | 37 |
| 1942 | #970 | 47 |
| 1943 | #1,018 | 43 |
| 1944 | #935 | 47 |
| 1945 | #960 | 45 |
| 1946 | #911 | 53 |
| 1947 | #1,213 | 36 |
| 1948 | #1,231 | 34 |
| 1949 | #1,097 | 41 |
| 1950 | #1,086 | 42 |
| 1951 | #1,171 | 38 |
| 1952 | #1,044 | 48 |
| 1953 | #1,139 | 42 |
| 1954 | #1,151 | 42 |
| 1955 | #1,181 | 40 |
| 1956 | #1,106 | 47 |
| 1957 | #1,412 | 31 |
| 1958 | #1,557 | 25 |
| 1959 | #1,501 | 28 |
| 1960 | #1,295 | 37 |
| 1961 | #1,570 | 26 |
| 1962 | #1,259 | 38 |
| 1963 | #1,227 | 40 |
| 1964 | #1,730 | 21 |
| 1965 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1966 | #1,484 | 27 |
| 1967 | #1,476 | 27 |
| 1968 | #1,313 | 34 |
| 1969 | #1,265 | 39 |
| 1970 | #1,744 | 25 |
| 1971 | #1,466 | 34 |
| 1972 | #1,473 | 33 |
| 1973 | #1,312 | 40 |
| 1974 | #1,335 | 41 |
| 1975 | #1,322 | 43 |
| 1976 | #1,390 | 41 |
| 1977 | #1,707 | 31 |
| 1978 | #1,410 | 43 |
| 1979 | #1,193 | 58 |
| 1980 | #1,495 | 41 |
| 1981 | #1,225 | 56 |
| 1982 | #1,277 | 53 |
| 1983 | #1,205 | 57 |
| 1984 | #1,280 | 52 |
| 1985 | #1,321 | 53 |
| 1986 | #1,402 | 50 |
| 1987 | #1,467 | 49 |
| 1988 | #1,319 | 61 |
| 1989 | #1,219 | 77 |
| 1990 | #1,318 | 71 |
| 1991 | #1,264 | 78 |
| 1992 | #1,017 | 115 |
| 1993 | #1,168 | 91 |
| 1994 | #1,146 | 98 |
| 1995 | #1,221 | 90 |
| 1996 | #1,088 | 111 |
| 1997 | #1,263 | 91 |
| 1998 | #1,170 | 107 |
| 1999 | #1,203 | 106 |
| 2000 | #1,271 | 102 |
| 2001 | #1,216 | 110 |
| 2002 | #1,124 | 128 |
| 2003 | #1,230 | 118 |
| 2004 | #1,425 | 99 |
| 2005 | #1,233 | 128 |
| 2006 | #1,154 | 146 |
| 2007 | #1,254 | 140 |
| 2008 | #1,142 | 159 |
| 2009 | #1,063 | 175 |
| 2010 | #928 | 217 |
| 2011 | #922 | 218 |
| 2012 | #1,044 | 184 |
| 2013 | #1,043 | 184 |
| 2014 | #896 | 240 |
| 2015 | #863 | 261 |
| 2016 | #843 | 267 |
| 2017 | #901 | 238 |
| 2018 | #830 | 269 |
| 2019 | #692 | 366 |
| 2020 | #743 | 326 |
| 2021 | #844 | 281 |
| 2022 | #820 | 302 |
| 2023 | #966 | 232 |
| 2024 | #1,038 | 213 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 |
| 1990 | #9,246 | 8 |
| 2000 | #3,527 | 37 |
| 2010 | #647 | 452 |
| 2020 | #400 | 777 |
| 2023 | #357 | 853 |
| 2024 | #395 | 797 |
All 44 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 |
| 1983 | #10,274 | 5 |
| 1984 | #9,145 | 6 |
| 1985 | #8,317 | 7 |
| 1986 | #7,132 | 9 |
| 1987 | #7,354 | 9 |
| 1988 | #9,243 | 7 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 |
| 1990 | #9,246 | 8 |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 |
| 1992 | #5,718 | 16 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 |
| 1995 | #4,099 | 25 |
| 1996 | #3,429 | 33 |
| 1997 | #2,874 | 42 |
| 1998 | #3,426 | 35 |
| 1999 | #3,569 | 34 |
| 2000 | #3,527 | 37 |
| 2001 | #4,025 | 31 |
| 2002 | #4,179 | 30 |
| 2003 | #4,307 | 30 |
| 2004 | #4,287 | 32 |
| 2005 | #3,809 | 38 |
| 2006 | #3,992 | 37 |
| 2007 | #3,214 | 53 |
| 2008 | #1,193 | 213 |
| 2009 | #675 | 431 |
| 2010 | #647 | 452 |
| 2011 | #527 | 549 |
| 2012 | #564 | 521 |
| 2013 | #544 | 546 |
| 2014 | #544 | 568 |
| 2015 | #470 | 680 |
| 2016 | #430 | 756 |
| 2017 | #468 | 668 |
| 2018 | #449 | 712 |
| 2019 | #419 | 752 |
| 2020 | #400 | 777 |
| 2021 | #378 | 824 |
| 2022 | #375 | 842 |
| 2023 | #357 | 853 |
| 2024 | #395 | 797 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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