Leighton

girls:

10.7k births since 1956

#1522 (73rd percentile)

boys:

9k births since 1893

#1243 (73rd percentile)

overall:

19.7k births since 1893

#1829 (76th percentile)

Popularity Trends

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Leighton".

1893 2023 18932023

Key Statistics

Total Births
10,718
Peak Births
850
Peak Year
2023
First Recorded
1956
Peak Percentile
64.8%
Current Percentile
64.8%
Peak Rank
#334
Current Rank
#334
Female statistics
Total Births
8,987
Peak Births
366
Peak Year
2019
First Recorded
1893
Peak Percentile
36.4%
Current Percentile
24.6%
Peak Rank
#212
Current Rank
#687
Male statistics

How to Pronounce Leighton

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Our model is 100.0% confident that Leighton is pronounced as LAY-tuhn.

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Possible Additional Pronunciations

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LAY-duhn (2 syllables)
9 names 3.5k births
L EY1 D AH0 N
LAY-dahn (2 syllables)
1 name 1.6k births
L EY1 D AA0 N

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