Leigh

Girl name

Leigh has been given to 45,349 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 1969.

Meaning & origin /liː/

From the nominative case of Old English lēah (“wood, meadow”), 'dweller by the wood or clearing'.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

45,349

Peak year

1969 (1,641 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1882

10-year trend

▼ -43%

Gender split

89% girls / 11% boys

Famous people named Leigh

Leigh Brackett

American novelist and screenwriter (1915–1978)

Leigh-Allyn Baker

American actress

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

Model and beauty queen

Jennifer Hale

Canadian voice actress

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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