Leigh is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1969 and has since faded.
Leigh is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,504 for girl births in the United States (and #7,814 across all names), given to 31 babies. Leigh first appears in 1882 and peaked in 1969 (1,564 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | #4,504 | — |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | #3,436 | — |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | #3,953 | #13,375 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | #2,979 | #9,498 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | #3,527 | — |
| 2020 | 47 | 47 | #3,814 | #8,467 |
| 2019 | 59 | 59 | #2,841 | — |
| 2018 | 54 | 54 | #3,424 | #9,311 |
| 2017 | 59 | 59 | #2,861 | — |
| 2016 | 70 | 70 | #2,723 | #11,588 |
| 2015 | 54 | 54 | #3,416 | #10,198 |
| 2014 | 64 | 64 | #3,033 | #9,285 |
| 2013 | 49 | 49 | #3,296 | — |
| 2012 | 45 | 45 | #3,962 | #11,674 |
| 2011 | 44 | 44 | #3,582 | — |
| 2010 | 58 | 58 | #3,285 | #9,331 |
| 2009 | 66 | 66 | #2,873 | #13,673 |
| 2008 | 62 | 62 | #3,044 | #13,764 |
| 2007 | 52 | 52 | #3,634 | #10,442 |
| 2006 | 63 | 63 | #2,799 | — |
| 2005 | 69 | 69 | #2,694 | #10,930 |
| 2004 | 81 | 81 | #2,334 | #9,543 |
| 2003 | 89 | 89 | #2,115 | #10,342 |
| 2002 | 91 | 91 | #2,071 | #8,142 |
| 2001 | 127 | 127 | #1,599 | #6,272 |
| 2000 | 137 | 137 | #1,499 | #5,210 |
| 1999 | 160 | 160 | #1,254 | #5,889 |
| 1998 | 156 | 156 | #1,241 | #6,623 |
| 1997 | 205 | — | #1,010 | #4,592 |
| 1996 | 230 | — | #899 | #5,394 |
| 1995 | 246 | — | #852 | #3,980 |
| 1994 | 301 | — | #726 | #4,438 |
| 1993 | 384 | — | #615 | #4,891 |
| 1992 | 446 | — | #557 | #2,961 |
| 1991 | 478 | — | #526 | #2,212 |
| 1990 | 551 | — | #468 | #2,467 |
| 1989 | 643 | — | #409 | #1,883 |
| 1988 | 757 | — | #347 | #1,660 |
| 1987 | 724 | — | #358 | #1,331 |
| 1986 | 769 | — | #337 | #1,396 |
| 1985 | 831 | — | #312 | #1,265 |
| 1984 | 947 | — | #272 | #1,140 |
| 1983 | 921 | — | #271 | #1,196 |
| 1982 | 1,038 | — | #258 | #1,020 |
| 1981 | 1,179 | — | #230 | #1,027 |
| 1980 | 1,239 | — | #218 | #1,151 |
| 1979 | 1,193 | — | #232 | #1,103 |
| 1978 | 971 | — | #258 | #1,211 |
| 1977 | 1,016 | — | #258 | #1,110 |
| 1976 | 984 | — | #257 | #1,173 |
| 1975 | 1,121 | — | #228 | #1,122 |
| 1974 | 1,262 | — | #206 | #1,432 |
| 1973 | 1,126 | — | #239 | #1,195 |
| 1972 | 1,270 | — | #228 | #1,042 |
| 1971 | 1,498 | — | #213 | #951 |
| 1970 | 1,570 | — | #213 | #864 |
| 1969 | 1,641 | — | #201 | #876 |
| 1968 | 1,507 | — | #210 | #819 |
| 1967 | 1,430 | — | #218 | #780 |
| 1966 | 1,043 | — | #266 | #867 |
| 1965 | 928 | — | #308 | #950 |
| 1964 | 1,126 | — | #279 | #876 |
| 1963 | 1,056 | — | #296 | #867 |
| 1962 | 968 | — | #314 | #869 |
| 1961 | 924 | — | #325 | #854 |
| 1960 | 850 | — | #345 | #847 |
| 1959 | 751 | — | #369 | #851 |
| 1958 | 711 | — | #366 | #794 |
| 1957 | 701 | — | #365 | #828 |
| 1956 | 709 | — | #354 | #743 |
| 1955 | 586 | — | #412 | #655 |
| 1954 | 417 | — | #497 | #729 |
| 1953 | 345 | — | #565 | #699 |
| 1952 | 291 | — | #645 | #696 |
| 1951 | 267 | — | #643 | #772 |
| 1950 | 246 | — | #662 | #769 |
| 1949 | 267 | — | #652 | #672 |
| 1948 | 215 | — | #779 | #696 |
| 1947 | 219 | — | #824 | #674 |
| 1946 | 209 | — | #727 | #706 |
| 1945 | 152 | — | #876 | #688 |
| 1944 | 108 | — | #1,181 | #792 |
| 1943 | 112 | — | #1,411 | #738 |
| 1942 | 120 | — | #1,107 | #779 |
| 1941 | 95 | — | #1,301 | #823 |
| 1940 | 93 | — | #1,453 | #769 |
| 1939 | 60 | — | #1,922 | #986 |
| 1938 | 76 | — | #1,680 | #849 |
| 1937 | 69 | — | #2,510 | #815 |
| 1936 | 63 | — | #2,988 | #829 |
| 1935 | 54 | — | #3,051 | #948 |
| 1934 | 46 | — | #3,047 | #1,083 |
| 1933 | 30 | — | #3,274 | #1,482 |
| 1932 | 39 | — | #2,949 | #1,278 |
| 1931 | 52 | — | #1,988 | #1,162 |
| 1930 | 48 | — | #2,490 | #1,207 |
| 1929 | 40 | — | #3,268 | #1,283 |
| 1928 | 55 | — | #4,478 | #987 |
| 1927 | 51 | — | #3,181 | #1,122 |
| 1926 | 49 | — | #2,642 | #1,205 |
| 1925 | 46 | — | #3,527 | #1,176 |
| 1924 | 55 | — | #2,751 | #1,114 |
| 1923 | 53 | — | #2,830 | #1,123 |
| 1922 | 38 | — | #3,528 | #1,383 |
| 1921 | 43 | — | #3,054 | #1,310 |
| 1920 | 42 | — | #3,479 | #1,266 |
| 1919 | 48 | — | #4,059 | #1,070 |
| 1918 | 38 | — | #4,086 | #1,276 |
| 1917 | 42 | — | #2,985 | #1,213 |
| 1916 | 26 | — | #4,807 | #1,574 |
| 1915 | 37 | — | #4,037 | #1,174 |
| 1914 | 20 | — | #3,932 | #1,651 |
| 1913 | 17 | — | — | #1,289 |
| 1912 | 27 | — | #2,059 | #1,126 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | — | #1,243 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | — | #1,516 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | — | #1,511 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | — | #1,276 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | — | #1,349 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | — | #1,145 |
| 1897 | 8 | — | — | #829 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | — | #940 |
| 1895 | 8 | — | — | #838 |
| 1894 | 8 | — | — | #826 |
| 1892 | 9 | — | — | #773 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #1,053 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | — | #877 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | — | #880 |
| 1886 | 8 | — | — | #730 |
| 1885 | 7 | — | — | #808 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,024 |