girl's name

Demi-Leigh

DEM-ee-LEE (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 10
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 1,960

Demi-Leigh is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2005, when 136 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 87,827 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.
  • 3 syllables.

Demi-Leigh Over Time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Demi-Leigh by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 223
2000s 951
2010s 493
2020s (to 2025) 67

How Popular Is Demi-Leigh?

In 2025, Demi-Leigh was given to 6 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Demi-Leigh Is Used

Northern Ireland #434 3 in 2010
Scotland #776 3 in 2019
Ireland #906 3 in 2024
England & Wales #3,719 6 in 2025

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 leave out 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 Demi-Leigh Is Spelled

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

Spelling What it is Births on record
Demileigh Demileigh is Demi-Leigh written as one word, recorded mostly in Scotland. 184

Names That Peaked Alongside Demi-Leigh

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

Parents Who Like Demi-Leigh Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Demi-Leigh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Demi-Leigh

  • English DEM-ee-LEE

Sibling Names for Demi-Leigh

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Demi-Leigh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Demi-Leigh

How popular is the name Demi-Leigh?

In 2025, Demi-Leigh was given to 6 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

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

How many syllables are in Demi-Leigh?

Demi-Leigh has 3 syllables.

When was Demi-Leigh most popular?

Demi-Leigh peaked in 2005, when 136 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Demi-Leigh a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Demi-Leigh currently ranks #3,719 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.