Gender
Male
Origin
- English
- From The Name Lee
Meadow, pasture; delicate
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings 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)
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)