girl's name

Leagh

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 36

Leagh is a girl's name. In 1990 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in Ireland in 1997, when 4 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in Ireland.
  • First appears in birth records in 1997.

Leagh over time

Births per decade in Ireland, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.

24
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Leagh by decade in Ireland
Decade Births
1990s 4
2000s 24
2010s (to 2012) 3

How popular is Leagh?

In 2012, Leagh was given to 3 babies in Ireland. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Leagh is used

Ireland #1,048 3 in 2012
United States #14,160 5 in 1990

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.

Irish figures 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. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Leagh

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

Parents who like Leagh also like

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

Sibling names for Leagh

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

Common questions about Leagh

How popular is the name Leagh?

In 2012, Leagh was given to 3 babies in Ireland. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Leagh a girl's or a boy's name?

Leagh is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Leagh most popular?

Leagh peaked in 1997, when 4 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.