Feminine dossier · first seen 1956

Leighton

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Leighton
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2023

Peak rank proxy

853

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1956Peak 20232024

Peak year

2023

Decline from peak

6.6%

2024

797

All-time

11,519

Leighton has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2023, when 853 girls were named Leighton.

In 2024, only 797 girls were given the name.

Down 6.6% from its peak.

All told, about 11,519 Americans have been named Leighton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1956.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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