Leighton

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Leighton is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (31% of births). There have been 20,720 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 11,519 as girls and 9,201 as boys. Leighton gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2023 and remains popular today.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,010
2023 1,085
2022 1,144
2021 1,105
2020 1,103
2019 1,118
2018 981
2017 906
2016 1,023
2015 941
2014 808
2013 730
2012 705
2011 767
2010 669
2009 606
2008 372
2007 193
2006 183
2005 166
2004 131
2003 148
2002 158
2001 141
2000 139
1999 140
1998 142
1997 133
1996 144
1995 115
1994 113
1993 98
1992 131
1991 90
1990 79
1989 86
1988 68
1987 58
1986 59
1985 60
1984 58
1983 62
1982 58
1981 56
1980 41
1979 58
1978 43
1977 31
1976 41
1975 43
1974 41
1973 40
1972 33
1971 34
1970 25
1969 39
1968 34
1967 27
1966 27
1965 19
1964 21
1963 40
1962 38
1961 26
1960 37
1959 28
1958 25
1957 31
1956 53
1955 40
1954 42
1953 42
1952 48
1951 38
1950 42
1949 41
1948 34
1947 36
1946 53
1945 45
1944 47
1943 43
1942 47
1941 37
1940 40
1939 33
1938 40
1937 26
1936 35
1935 30
1934 33
1933 26
1932 38
1931 45
1930 43
1929 42
1928 40
1927 36
1926 36
1925 44
1924 49
1923 58
1922 45
1921 48
1920 42
1919 31
1918 44
1917 40
1916 31
1915 27
1914 29
1913 17
1912 20
1911 8
1909 7
1908 11
1907 7
1900 6
1899 6
1898 5
1895 5
1893 5