Leigha
Leigha was the 3951st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 959th with 267 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,520 places. More babies were named Leigha in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,951 girls, down 1,787 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 37girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011267 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,594babies recorded
Leigha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,951 | 37 |
| 2020 | #2,164 | 84 |
| 2010 | #1,061 | 234 |
| 2000 | #1,250 | 157 |
| 1990 | #1,074 | 165 |
| 1980 | #1,742 | 64 |
| 1970 | #4,639 | 12 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Leigha, counting every spelling?
Leigha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Leigha?
37 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leigha (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leigha born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 226 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leigha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leigha?
About 6,500 people born in the US named Leigha are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 15 and 34. That makes Leigha mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Leigha by state
How common Leigha was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Leigha
How popular is the name Leigha?
Leigha was the 3951st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 959th with 267 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,520 places. More babies were named Leigha in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Leigha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leigha in the US.
Where is Leigha most popular?
In 2021–2025, Leigha was most common in North Carolina (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and New York.