Leighton has been given to about 21,823 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.
Leighton ranks 342nd among American unisexs in 2025, with 1,099 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 1,144 babies were given the name, ranking 376th. The typical living American called Leighton is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nebraska, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.
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.