Is Leigh a boy or girl name?
Leigh is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 46 girls and 0 boys were named Leigh, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 88.7% of the 45,319 US babies named Leigh were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,421
- Babies named Leigh since 1882
- 45,319
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 1,640 babies
Boys and girls named Leigh, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 221 | 49 | 18.1% |
| 1920s | 371 | 101 | 21.4% |
| 1930s | 410 | 127 | 23.6% |
| 1940s | 799 | 791 | 49.7% |
| 1950s | 943 | 4,081 | 81.2% |
| 1960s | 768 | 10,705 | 93.3% |
| 1970s | 600 | 11,411 | 95% |
| 1980s | 591 | 8,459 | 93.5% |
| 1990s | 171 | 2,985 | 94.6% |
| 2000s | 69 | 768 | 91.8% |
| 2010s | 43 | 513 | 92.3% |
| 2020s | 22 | 222 | 91% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,421 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,367 | 38 | #3,948 |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,494 | 56 | #2,976 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,525 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,461 | 38 | #3,813 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,840 |
| 2018 | 8 | #9,308 | 46 | #3,423 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,861 |
| 2016 | 6 | #11,585 | 64 | #2,722 |
| 2015 | 7 | #10,197 | 47 | #3,416 |
| 2014 | 8 | #9,284 | 56 | #3,032 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,294 |
| 2012 | 6 | #11,672 | 39 | #3,962 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,581 |
| 2010 | 8 | #9,327 | 50 | #3,285 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,670 | 61 | #2,873 |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,764 | 57 | #3,044 |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,442 | 45 | #3,632 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,798 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,929 | 63 | #2,694 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,543 | 74 | #2,334 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,343 | 83 | #2,115 |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,140 | 83 | #2,071 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,272 | 116 | #1,599 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,210 | 123 | #1,499 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,889 | 149 | #1,254 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,623 | 147 | #1,241 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,592 | 191 | #1,010 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,394 | 219 | #899 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,980 | 230 | #852 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,438 | 287 | #726 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,891 | 372 | #615 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,961 | 423 | #557 |
| 1991 | 33 | #2,212 | 445 | #526 |
| 1990 | 28 | #2,467 | 522 | #468 |
| 1989 | 40 | #1,883 | 603 | #409 |
| 1988 | 43 | #1,660 | 714 | #347 |
| 1987 | 56 | #1,331 | 668 | #358 |
| 1986 | 51 | #1,395 | 718 | #337 |
| 1985 | 58 | #1,265 | 773 | #312 |
| 1984 | 64 | #1,140 | 883 | #272 |
| 1983 | 58 | #1,196 | 863 | #271 |
| 1982 | 79 | #1,020 | 959 | #258 |
| 1981 | 79 | #1,028 | 1,100 | #230 |
| 1980 | 63 | #1,151 | 1,178 | #218 |
| 1979 | 66 | #1,103 | 1,127 | #232 |
| 1978 | 55 | #1,211 | 916 | #258 |
| 1977 | 62 | #1,110 | 954 | #258 |
| 1976 | 54 | #1,173 | 930 | #257 |
| 1975 | 57 | #1,123 | 1,064 | #228 |
| 1974 | 37 | #1,432 | 1,225 | #206 |
| 1973 | 48 | #1,195 | 1,078 | #239 |
| 1972 | 60 | #1,043 | 1,210 | #228 |
| 1971 | 74 | #951 | 1,424 | #213 |
| 1970 | 87 | #864 | 1,483 | #213 |
| 1969 | 77 | #876 | 1,563 | #201 |
| 1968 | 82 | #819 | 1,426 | #210 |
| 1967 | 88 | #780 | 1,342 | #218 |
| 1966 | 71 | #867 | 972 | #266 |
| 1965 | 60 | #950 | 868 | #308 |
| 1964 | 76 | #877 | 1,050 | #279 |
| 1963 | 76 | #867 | 980 | #296 |
| 1962 | 77 | #866 | 891 | #314 |
| 1961 | 81 | #853 | 843 | #325 |
| 1960 | 80 | #845 | 770 | #345 |
| 1959 | 80 | #851 | 671 | #369 |
| 1958 | 89 | #793 | 622 | #366 |
| 1957 | 84 | #828 | 617 | #365 |
| 1956 | 98 | #743 | 611 | #354 |
| 1955 | 126 | #655 | 460 | #412 |
| 1954 | 98 | #729 | 319 | #497 |
| 1953 | 104 | #699 | 241 | #565 |
| 1952 | 101 | #696 | 190 | #645 |
| 1951 | 83 | #772 | 184 | #643 |
| 1950 | 80 | #769 | 166 | #662 |
| 1949 | 104 | #672 | 163 | #652 |
| 1948 | 93 | #696 | 122 | #779 |
| 1947 | 105 | #674 | 114 | #824 |
| 1946 | 85 | #706 | 124 | #727 |
| 1945 | 78 | #688 | 74 | #876 |
| 1944 | 63 | #792 | 45 | #1,181 |
| 1943 | 77 | #738 | 35 | #1,411 |
| 1942 | 69 | #779 | 51 | #1,107 |
| 1941 | 60 | #823 | 35 | #1,301 |
| 1940 | 65 | #769 | 28 | #1,453 |
| 1939 | 42 | #986 | 18 | #1,922 |
| 1938 | 54 | #849 | 22 | #1,680 |
| 1937 | 57 | #815 | 12 | #2,510 |
| 1936 | 54 | #829 | 9 | #2,988 |
| 1935 | 45 | #948 | 9 | #3,051 |
| 1934 | 37 | #1,083 | 9 | #3,047 |
| 1933 | 22 | #1,482 | 8 | #3,274 |
| 1932 | 29 | #1,278 | 10 | #2,949 |
| 1931 | 35 | #1,162 | 17 | #1,988 |
| 1930 | 35 | #1,207 | 13 | #2,490 |
| 1929 | 31 | #1,283 | 9 | #3,268 |
| 1928 | 49 | #987 | 6 | #4,478 |
| 1927 | 41 | #1,122 | 10 | #3,181 |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,205 | 13 | #2,642 |
| 1925 | 37 | #1,176 | 9 | #3,527 |
| 1924 | 42 | #1,114 | 13 | #2,751 |
| 1923 | 41 | #1,123 | 12 | #2,830 |
| 1922 | 29 | #1,383 | 9 | #3,528 |
| 1921 | 32 | #1,310 | 11 | #3,054 |
| 1920 | 33 | #1,266 | 9 | #3,479 |
| 1919 | 41 | #1,070 | 7 | #4,059 |
| 1918 | 31 | #1,276 | 7 | #4,086 |
| 1917 | 32 | #1,213 | 10 | #2,985 |
| 1916 | 21 | #1,574 | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1915 | 31 | #1,174 | 6 | #4,037 |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,651 | 5 | #3,932 |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 18 | #1,126 | 9 | #2,059 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,516 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,349 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 8 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 9 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 8 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 7 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Leigh reached #655 in 1955. As a girl name, it reached #201 in 1969. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Leigh
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.