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Boy · Name family

Leigh

7,647births recorded
9Countries
1Variants
1984Peak · South Australia

Leigh is a boy name family recorded 7,647 times in 9 countries since 1882. Its all-time peak was in South Australia in 1984, at 280.0 births per 100,000.

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

Rank in countries that publish top lists only

All forms of Leigh

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
Leigh English 5,107 🇺🇸 United States – 1955 –
Leigh English 1,015 🇦🇺 South Australia – 1984 –
Leigh English 368 🇮🇪 Ireland – 1992 –
Leigh English 330 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales – 1996 –
Leigh English 282 🇨🇦 Ontario – 1980 –
Leigh English 271 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland – 1981 –

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in South Australia correlates closely with Leigh's.

  1. 1Melissa
  2. 2Adam
  3. 3Christy
  4. 4Renée
  5. 5Rebecca
  6. 6Lee

Questions about Leigh

When was Leigh most popular?

It peaked in South Australia in 1984, at 280.0 births per 100,000.

Is Leigh a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, Leigh is a boy name.