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

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