Leigha is an uncommon variant of Leigh that peaked in 2011 and has since faded.
Leigha is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,951 for girl births in the United States (and #6,917 across all names), given to 37 babies. Leigha was first reported in SSA data in 1961 and peaked in 2011 (267 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | #3,951 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | #4,340 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | #3,879 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | #2,980 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | #3,023 |
| 2020 | 84 | 84 | #2,164 |
| 2019 | 107 | 107 | #1,884 |
| 2018 | 107 | 107 | #1,883 |
| 2017 | 138 | 138 | #1,587 |
| 2016 | 136 | 136 | #1,619 |
| 2015 | 162 | 162 | #1,431 |
| 2014 | 184 | 184 | #1,298 |
| 2013 | 183 | 183 | #1,287 |
| 2012 | 231 | 231 | #1,077 |
| 2011 | 267 | 267 | #959 |
| 2010 | 234 | 234 | #1,061 |
| 2009 | 251 | 251 | #1,039 |
| 2008 | 227 | 227 | #1,135 |
| 2007 | 186 | 186 | #1,314 |
| 2006 | 188 | 188 | #1,277 |
| 2005 | 175 | 175 | #1,278 |
| 2004 | 182 | 182 | #1,223 |
| 2003 | 148 | 148 | #1,369 |
| 2002 | 154 | 154 | #1,278 |
| 2001 | 154 | 154 | #1,281 |
| 2000 | 157 | 157 | #1,250 |
| 1999 | 145 | 145 | #1,277 |
| 1998 | 109 | 109 | #1,537 |
| 1997 | 125 | — | #1,374 |
| 1996 | 113 | — | #1,458 |
| 1995 | 142 | — | #1,212 |
| 1994 | 130 | — | #1,308 |
| 1993 | 142 | — | #1,222 |
| 1992 | 133 | — | #1,284 |
| 1991 | 178 | — | #1,035 |
| 1990 | 165 | — | #1,074 |
| 1989 | 145 | — | #1,143 |
| 1988 | 115 | — | #1,275 |
| 1987 | 140 | — | #1,089 |
| 1986 | 97 | — | #1,348 |
| 1985 | 83 | — | #1,485 |
| 1984 | 84 | — | #1,393 |
| 1983 | 73 | — | #1,546 |
| 1982 | 88 | — | #1,392 |
| 1981 | 65 | — | #1,745 |
| 1980 | 64 | — | #1,742 |
| 1979 | 59 | — | #1,822 |
| 1978 | 44 | — | #2,144 |
| 1977 | 37 | — | #2,403 |
| 1976 | 27 | — | #2,834 |
| 1975 | 29 | — | #2,645 |
| 1974 | 28 | — | #2,649 |
| 1973 | 14 | — | #4,258 |
| 1972 | 24 | — | #2,860 |
| 1971 | 18 | — | #3,583 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | #4,639 |
| 1969 | 29 | — | #2,428 |
| 1968 | 14 | — | #3,702 |
| 1967 | 10 | — | #4,476 |
| 1966 | 15 | — | #3,334 |
| 1965 | 10 | — | #4,360 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #5,769 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,236 |