Is Leighton a boy or girl name?
Leighton is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 797 girls and 213 boys were named Leighton, so 78.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 55.6% of the 20,720 US babies named Leighton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,039
- Girl rank, 2024
- #395
- Babies named Leighton since 1893
- 20,720
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,144 babies
Boys and girls named Leighton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 247 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 440 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 349 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 423 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 383 | 6 | 1.5% |
| 1960s | 308 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 389 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 549 | 57 | 9.4% |
| 1990s | 958 | 227 | 19.2% |
| 2000s | 1,305 | 932 | 41.7% |
| 2010s | 2,444 | 6,204 | 71.7% |
| 2020s | 1,354 | 4,093 | 75.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 213 | #1,039 | 797 | #395 |
| 2023 | 232 | #968 | 853 | #357 |
| 2022 | 302 | #822 | 842 | #376 |
| 2021 | 281 | #848 | 824 | #379 |
| 2020 | 326 | #743 | 777 | #401 |
| 2019 | 366 | #692 | 752 | #419 |
| 2018 | 269 | #830 | 712 | #449 |
| 2017 | 238 | #903 | 668 | #468 |
| 2016 | 267 | #844 | 756 | #430 |
| 2015 | 261 | #866 | 680 | #475 |
| 2014 | 240 | #897 | 568 | #544 |
| 2013 | 184 | #1,045 | 546 | #545 |
| 2012 | 184 | #1,045 | 521 | #565 |
| 2011 | 218 | #923 | 549 | #527 |
| 2010 | 217 | #930 | 452 | #648 |
| 2009 | 175 | #1,069 | 431 | #676 |
| 2008 | 159 | #1,144 | 213 | #1,196 |
| 2007 | 140 | #1,259 | 53 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 146 | #1,158 | 37 | #4,050 |
| 2005 | 128 | #1,238 | 38 | #3,848 |
| 2004 | 99 | #1,430 | 32 | #4,343 |
| 2003 | 118 | #1,230 | 30 | #4,369 |
| 2002 | 128 | #1,126 | 30 | #4,234 |
| 2001 | 110 | #1,219 | 31 | #4,069 |
| 2000 | 102 | #1,276 | 37 | #3,562 |
| 1999 | 106 | #1,207 | 34 | #3,609 |
| 1998 | 107 | #1,170 | 35 | #3,462 |
| 1997 | 91 | #1,270 | 42 | #2,909 |
| 1996 | 111 | #1,090 | 33 | #3,476 |
| 1995 | 90 | #1,228 | 25 | #4,167 |
| 1994 | 98 | #1,149 | 15 | #6,185 |
| 1993 | 91 | #1,175 | 7 | #11,254 |
| 1992 | 115 | #1,022 | 16 | #5,886 |
| 1991 | 78 | #1,269 | 12 | #7,211 |
| 1990 | 71 | #1,323 | 8 | #9,782 |
| 1989 | 77 | #1,225 | 9 | #8,437 |
| 1988 | 61 | #1,324 | 7 | #9,866 |
| 1987 | 49 | #1,477 | 9 | #7,727 |
| 1986 | 50 | #1,411 | 9 | #7,455 |
| 1985 | 53 | #1,324 | 7 | #8,845 |
| 1984 | 52 | #1,286 | 6 | #9,816 |
| 1983 | 57 | #1,209 | 5 | #11,206 |
| 1982 | 53 | #1,285 | 5 | #11,466 |
| 1981 | 56 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 41 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 58 | #1,198 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 31 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 41 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 43 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 41 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 40 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 33 | #1,491 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 34 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,771 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 39 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 34 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 27 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 27 | #1,496 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 19 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,772 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 40 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 38 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 26 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 37 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 28 | #1,516 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 25 | #1,574 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 31 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 47 | #1,114 | 6 | #5,649 |
| 1955 | 40 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 42 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 42 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 48 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 38 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 42 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 41 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 34 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 36 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 53 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 45 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 47 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 43 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 47 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 37 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 40 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 33 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 40 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 26 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 35 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 30 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 33 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 26 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 38 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 45 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 43 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 42 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 40 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 36 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 44 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 49 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 58 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 45 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 48 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 42 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 31 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 44 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 40 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 31 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 29 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 11 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Leighton reached #692 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #357 in 2023. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Leighton
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.