girl's name

Amy-Leigh

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 539

Northern Ireland

#356

2007 births

Amy-Leigh is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2007, when 41 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Amy-Leigh over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2010s.

219
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Amy-Leigh by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 87
2000s 219
2010s 132

How popular is Amy-Leigh?

In 2019, Amy-Leigh was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Amy-Leigh is used

Northern Ireland #356 4 in 2007
Scotland #671 4 in 2013
Ireland #801 4 in 2011
England & Wales #5,818 3 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

How Amy-Leigh is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Amyleigh Amyleigh is Amy-Leigh written as one word, recorded mostly in Scotland. 102

Names that peaked alongside Amy-Leigh

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Amy-Leigh

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amy-Leigh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Amy-Leigh

How popular is the name Amy-Leigh?

In 2019, Amy-Leigh was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Amy-Leigh a girl's or a boy's name?

Amy-Leigh is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Amy-Leigh most popular?

Amy-Leigh peaked in 2007, when 41 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.