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Leigha

Girl

Meaning of Leigha: English: 'meadow'

Leigha is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3787th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3787

37 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,594

First recorded 1961 · peak 2011

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 65 babies1982: 88 babies1983: 73 babies1984: 84 babies1985: 83 babies1986: 97 babies1987: 140 babies1988: 115 babies1989: 145 babies1990: 165 babies19901991: 178 babies1992: 133 babies1993: 142 babies1994: 130 babies1995: 142 babies1996: 113 babies1997: 125 babies1998: 109 babies1999: 145 babies2000: 157 babies20002001: 154 babies2002: 154 babies2003: 148 babies2004: 182 babies2005: 175 babies2006: 188 babies2007: 186 babies2008: 227 babies2009: 251 babies2010: 234 babies20102011: 267 babies2012: 231 babies2013: 183 babies2014: 184 babies2015: 162 babies2016: 136 babies2017: 138 babies2018: 107 babies2019: 107 babies2020: 84 babies20202021: 55 babies2022: 56 babies2023: 39 babies2024: 33 babies2025: 37 babies
US babies named Leigha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 267.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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