Gender
Origin
- English
- From The Name Lee
Meadow, pasture; delicate
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Leigh
Pronunciation
le(i)-gh
Famous People
Actress Leigh Ann Larkin, Poet Leigh Hunt
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1955 (rank #654, 126 births); most recent 2023 (rank #12230, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1969 (rank #201, 1,563 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4460, 31 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 31 |
| 2024 | – | 46 |
| 2023 | 5 | 38 |
| 2022 | 8 | 56 |
| 2021 | – | 44 |
| 2020 | 9 | 38 |
| 2019 | – | 59 |
| 2018 | 8 | 46 |
| 2017 | – | 59 |
| 2016 | 6 | 64 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #423, 48 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5115, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #296, 125 births); most recent 2021 (rank #5579, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | 3 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | 3 |
| 2020 | – | 5 |
| 2019 | – | 5 |
| 2018 | – | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #146, 26 births); most recent 2015 (rank #555, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #206, 19 births); most recent 2017 (rank #872, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | 3 |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1981 (rank #116, 22 births); most recent 1999 (rank #410, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #59, 129 births); most recent 2023 (rank #749, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | 3 |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | 3 |
| 2018 | – | 3 |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #244, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #198, 7 births); most recent 2009 (rank #419, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1951 (rank #161, 9 births); most recent 1989 (rank #407, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #202, 15 births); most recent 1996 (rank #507, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence