girl's name
Leighann
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,853
Ireland
#543
1998 births
Leighann is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1986, when 119 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1956.
Leighann over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 18 |
| 1960s | 324 |
| 1970s | 508 |
| 1980s | 1,048 |
| 1990s | 731 |
| 2000s | 432 |
| 2010s | 296 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 84 |
How popular is Leighann?
In 2025, Leighann was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Leighann is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Leighann is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Leigh-Ann | Leigh-Ann is Leighann written with a hyphen, used in Canada, where it ranks #2,199. | 268 |
Names that peaked alongside Leighann
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Leighann also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leighann over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Leighann
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leighann — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Leighann
How popular is the name Leighann?
In 2025, Leighann was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Leighann a girl's or a boy's name?
Leighann is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Leighann most popular?
Leighann peaked in 1986, when 119 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Leighann a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leighann currently ranks #13,620 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.