Leighton is an established name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Leighton is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #342 among girls (892) and #1,057 among boys (207) — overall #608 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,099 | 1,099 | #342 | #1,057 |
| 2024 | 1,010 | 1,010 | #397 | #1,044 |
| 2023 | 1,085 | 1,085 | #357 | #968 |
| 2022 | 1,144 | 1,144 | #376 | #823 |
| 2021 | 1,106 | 1,106 | #379 | #848 |
| 2020 | 1,104 | 1,104 | #401 | #743 |
| 2019 | 1,118 | 1,118 | #420 | #692 |
| 2018 | 981 | 981 | #449 | #830 |
| 2017 | 906 | 906 | #468 | #903 |
| 2016 | 1,024 | 1,024 | #430 | #842 |
| 2015 | 941 | 941 | #475 | #866 |
| 2014 | 809 | 809 | #544 | #896 |
| 2013 | 730 | 730 | #545 | #1,045 |
| 2012 | 705 | 705 | #565 | #1,045 |
| 2011 | 767 | 767 | #527 | #923 |
| 2010 | 669 | 669 | #648 | #930 |
| 2009 | 606 | 606 | #676 | #1,069 |
| 2008 | 372 | 372 | #1,196 | #1,144 |
| 2007 | 193 | 193 | #3,231 | #1,259 |
| 2006 | 183 | 183 | #4,050 | #1,158 |
| 2005 | 166 | 166 | #3,848 | #1,238 |
| 2004 | 131 | 131 | #4,343 | #1,430 |
| 2003 | 148 | 148 | #4,369 | #1,230 |
| 2002 | 158 | 158 | #4,234 | #1,126 |
| 2001 | 141 | 141 | #4,069 | #1,219 |
| 2000 | 139 | 139 | #3,562 | #1,277 |
| 1999 | 140 | 140 | #3,609 | #1,207 |
| 1998 | 142 | 142 | #3,462 | #1,170 |
| 1997 | 133 | — | #2,909 | #1,270 |
| 1996 | 144 | — | #3,476 | #1,090 |
| 1995 | 115 | — | #4,167 | #1,228 |
| 1994 | 113 | — | #6,185 | #1,149 |
| 1993 | 98 | — | #11,254 | #1,175 |
| 1992 | 131 | — | #5,886 | #1,022 |
| 1991 | 90 | — | #7,211 | #1,269 |
| 1990 | 79 | — | #9,782 | #1,323 |
| 1989 | 86 | — | #8,437 | #1,225 |
| 1988 | 68 | — | #9,867 | #1,324 |
| 1987 | 58 | — | #7,727 | #1,477 |
| 1986 | 59 | — | #7,455 | #1,411 |
| 1985 | 60 | — | #8,845 | #1,324 |
| 1984 | 58 | — | #9,817 | #1,286 |
| 1983 | 62 | — | #11,207 | #1,210 |
| 1982 | 58 | — | #11,467 | #1,285 |
| 1981 | 56 | — | — | #1,231 |
| 1980 | 41 | — | — | #1,511 |
| 1979 | 58 | — | — | #1,199 |
| 1978 | 43 | — | — | #1,424 |
| 1977 | 31 | — | — | #1,727 |
| 1976 | 41 | — | — | #1,401 |
| 1975 | 43 | — | — | #1,333 |
| 1974 | 41 | — | — | #1,344 |
| 1973 | 40 | — | — | #1,322 |
| 1972 | 33 | — | — | #1,490 |
| 1971 | 34 | — | — | #1,485 |
| 1970 | 25 | — | — | #1,770 |
| 1969 | 39 | — | — | #1,272 |
| 1968 | 34 | — | — | #1,331 |
| 1967 | 27 | — | — | #1,493 |
| 1966 | 27 | — | — | #1,495 |
| 1965 | 19 | — | — | #1,841 |
| 1964 | 21 | — | — | #1,772 |
| 1963 | 40 | — | — | #1,235 |
| 1962 | 38 | — | — | #1,267 |
| 1961 | 26 | — | — | #1,588 |
| 1960 | 37 | — | — | #1,311 |
| 1959 | 28 | — | — | #1,516 |
| 1958 | 25 | — | — | #1,574 |
| 1957 | 31 | — | — | #1,422 |
| 1956 | 53 | — | #5,649 | #1,114 |
| 1955 | 40 | — | — | #1,193 |
| 1954 | 42 | — | — | #1,158 |
| 1953 | 42 | — | — | #1,146 |
| 1952 | 48 | — | — | #1,051 |
| 1951 | 38 | — | — | #1,184 |
| 1950 | 42 | — | — | #1,096 |
| 1949 | 41 | — | — | #1,105 |
| 1948 | 34 | — | — | #1,245 |
| 1947 | 36 | — | — | #1,225 |
| 1946 | 53 | — | — | #918 |
| 1945 | 45 | — | — | #963 |
| 1944 | 47 | — | — | #940 |
| 1943 | 43 | — | — | #1,031 |
| 1942 | 47 | — | — | #979 |
| 1941 | 37 | — | — | #1,082 |
| 1940 | 40 | — | — | #1,028 |
| 1939 | 33 | — | — | #1,133 |
| 1938 | 40 | — | — | #1,020 |
| 1937 | 26 | — | — | #1,329 |
| 1936 | 35 | — | — | #1,111 |
| 1935 | 30 | — | — | #1,240 |
| 1934 | 33 | — | — | #1,162 |
| 1933 | 26 | — | — | #1,320 |
| 1932 | 38 | — | — | #1,104 |
| 1931 | 45 | — | — | #991 |
| 1930 | 43 | — | — | #1,063 |
| 1929 | 42 | — | — | #1,068 |
| 1928 | 40 | — | — | #1,116 |
| 1927 | 36 | — | — | #1,216 |
| 1926 | 36 | — | — | #1,206 |
| 1925 | 44 | — | — | #1,051 |
| 1924 | 49 | — | — | #1,011 |
| 1923 | 58 | — | — | #901 |
| 1922 | 45 | — | — | #1,051 |
| 1921 | 48 | — | — | #1,016 |
| 1920 | 42 | — | — | #1,100 |
| 1919 | 31 | — | — | #1,286 |
| 1918 | 44 | — | — | #1,025 |
| 1917 | 40 | — | — | #1,056 |
| 1916 | 31 | — | — | #1,192 |
| 1915 | 27 | — | — | #1,287 |
| 1914 | 29 | — | — | #1,065 |
| 1913 | 17 | — | — | #1,290 |
| 1912 | 20 | — | — | #1,046 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | — | #1,343 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,221 |
| 1908 | 11 | — | — | #858 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | — | #1,153 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | — | #1,247 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | — | #997 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,229 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | — | #1,178 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,125 |