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Leigha

100% girls · 37 born in 2025

Leigha has been given to about 6,594 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Living in the US≈ 6,502
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Leigha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 267
  • Born in 202537
  • All time6,594

How popular is Leigha?

Its best year was 2011, when 267 babies were given the name, ranking 959th. The typical living American called Leigha is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Leigha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leia0.87
  2. Aleigha0.82
  3. Leila0.76
  4. Leisa0.76
  5. Lelia0.73
  6. Leigh0.68
  7. Leyla0.68
  8. Lena0.65

Middle names for Leigha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Leigha Josephine0.84
  2. Leigha Rose0.83
  3. Leigha June0.82
  4. Leigha Pearl0.82
  5. Leigha Quinn0.82
  6. Leigha Nell0.82

Sibling names for Leigha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ilianasister · 0.93
  2. Palomasister · 0.93
  3. Alonsobrother · 0.92
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.92
  5. Nathanaelbrother · 0.91
  6. Hanasister · 0.91

Where Leigha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Leigha White0.78
    2. Leigha Reyes0.78
    3. Leigha Nguyen0.78
    4. Leigha Moore0.78
    5. Leigha Hill0.78
    6. Leigha Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Leigha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.