Gender
Origin
- English
- From the meadow farm
From the meadow town or settlement
Syllables
2
Pronunciation
le(i)-gh-ton
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #692, 366 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1056, 207 births)
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #342, 892 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 207 | 892 |
| 2024 | 213 | 797 |
| 2023 | 232 | 853 |
| 2022 | 302 | 842 |
| 2021 | 281 | 824 |
| 2020 | 326 | 777 |
| 2019 | 366 | 752 |
| 2018 | 269 | 712 |
| 2017 | 238 | 668 |
| 2016 | 267 | 756 |
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 2013 (rank #150, 394 births); most recent 2025 (rank #539, 72 births)
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | 6 |
| 2024 | 86 | – |
| 2023 | 78 | – |
| 2022 | 104 | 4 |
| 2021 | 102 | – |
| 2020 | 105 | 3 |
| 2019 | 134 | 6 |
| 2018 | 154 | 3 |
| 2017 | 210 | 3 |
| 2016 | 241 | 3 |
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 2014 (rank #164, 40 births); most recent 2025 (rank #298, 14 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 13 |
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 2012 (rank #185, 31 births); most recent 2025 (rank #367, 9 births)
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #806, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | – |
| 2024 | 12 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | – |
| 2022 | 14 | – |
| 2021 | 20 | – |
| 2020 | 11 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | – |
| 2018 | 18 | – |
| 2017 | 29 | – |
| 2016 | 21 | – |
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 2015 (rank #222, 9 births); most recent 2024 (rank #278, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 |
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 2018 (rank #474, 7 births); most recent 2019 (rank #608, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #308, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #514, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 6 |
| 2022 | – | 5 |
| 2021 | – | 7 |
| 2020 | – | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 7 | 10 |
| 2017 | – | 5 |
| 2016 | – | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 | – |
| 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