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Leighton name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Leighton ranks #342 in female records (892 reported) and #1,057 in male records (207 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#342 · 892 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 95 female records (797 to 892); rank moved from #397 to #342.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 67 female records (825 to 892); rank moved from #379 to #342.
2025 male rank and count
#1,057 · 207 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 6 male records (213 to 207); rank moved from #1,044 to #1,057.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 74 male records (281 to 207); rank moved from #848 to #1,057.
Peak year in available data
2025: 892 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Leighton becoming more popular?

Leighton's reported female count increased by 95 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #397 to #342. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Leighton in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for LeightonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8920201620252016: 756 female records2017: 668 female records2018: 712 female records2019: 752 female records2020: 777 female records2021: 825 female records2022: 842 female records2023: 853 female records2024: 797 female records2025: 892 female records2016: 268 male records2017: 238 male records2018: 269 male records2019: 366 male records2020: 327 male records2021: 281 male records2022: 302 male records2023: 232 male records2024: 213 male records2025: 207 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20258923422071,057
20247973972131,044
2023853357232968
2022842376302823
2021825379281848
2020777401327743
2019752420366692
2018712449269830
2017668468238903
2016756430268842

Questions about Leighton’s popularity

How common is Leighton in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Leighton ranks #342 in female records (892 reported) and #1,057 in male records (207 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Leighton?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Leighton only.

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