Leigh Girl
How popular is Leigh?
#4,459 girl name in 2025
31 baby girls were named Leigh in the US in 2025, making it the 4459th most popular girl name.
40,197living people named Leigh (est.)
53median age of people named Leigh
45,349babies named Leigh since 1880
1 in 106,947US babies born in 2025
Leigh popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,459 for girls (▼ 1064 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 31 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-34% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,389 in 2015, #3,777 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1969 (1,564 girls) |
| Highest rank | #201 in 1969 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 7% boys, 93% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Leigh is most popular
Babies named Leigh per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (21 girls)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Leigh by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 49 | #1,980 |
| 1920s | 101 | #2,568 |
| 1930s | 127 | #1,650 |
| 1940s | 791 | #649 |
| 1950s | 4,081 | #354 |
| 1960s | 10,705 | #201 |
| 1970s | 11,411 | #206 |
| 1980s | 8,457 | #218 |
| 1990s | 2,986 | #467 |
| 2000s | 768 | #1,489 |
| 2010s | 513 | #2,697 |
| 2020s | 253 | #2,956 |
Girl names about as popular as Leigh
Questions
- Is Leigh a boy or girl name?
- Leigh is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 93% of babies named Leigh were girls.
- How popular is the name Leigh?
- 31 baby girls were named Leigh in the US in 2025, making it the 4459th most popular girl name.
- When was Leigh most popular?
- Leigh peaked in 1969, when 1,564 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #201 in 1969.
- How many people are named Leigh?
- 45,349 babies have been named Leigh in the US since 1880. We estimate about 40,197 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 53.
- Where is Leigh most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Leigh was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.