Mostly girls · peaked in 2025
Leighton name popularity since 1925
21,282 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Leighton (58.3% girls, 41.7% boys). Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Leighton is about 11 years old in 2026. Leighton peaked in 2025 as the #342 name for girls, and it ranked #342 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 21,282
- Named Leighton, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #342
- for girls in 2025 (892 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 58.3% girls
- 12,412 girls · 8,870 boys
- Most popular in
- Minnesota
- 1.96× its national share
Peak year is the year Leighton made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Leighton births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Leighton both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2008 and 2013, Leighton became 2.8× more common, from 1 in 8,880 baby girls to 1 in 3,210.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Leighton's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Leighton.
Decade by decade
Babies named Leighton in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 198 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 349 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 423 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 6 | 383 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 308 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 389 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 57 | 549 | #8,845 |
| 1990s | 227 | 958 | #4,167 |
| 2000s | 932 | 1,305 | #3,848 |
| 2010s | 6,204 | 2,446 | #475 |
| 2020–25 | 4,986 | 1,562 | #342 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
61.4% of babies named Leighton from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Leighton is most popular
The index compares Leighton's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Leighton.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1.96× | 577 |
| Oklahoma | 1.91× | 402 |
| Texas | 1.76× | 2,231 |
| Louisiana | 1.52× | 441 |
| Florida | 1.48× | 865 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Leighton's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Leighton.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Leighton (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data