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Leighton

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What official birth registration shows about Leighton: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2010–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2010 to 2025, ranging from #3533 to #5785.20112016201820202025#3533#5785
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2010#3533
2011#3549
2014#5691
2016#5785
2017#5765
2018#5666
2019#3541
2020#5493
2022#4645
2025#3705

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 27 of the 52 years from 1974 to 2025.

In 2025: #309 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #539 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1974–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1974

    First recorded at #321 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #150 among boys in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1974 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #150 in England and Wales in 2013.

Leighton's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#37056HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#53972HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#46486HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#50478HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#46454HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#407104HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#416102HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#54933HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#395105HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#35416HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#338134HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#56663HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#308154HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#57653HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#258210HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#233241HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#201287HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#56913HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#154368HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#150394HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#167354HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#35496HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#188295HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#35336HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#173319HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#183285HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#189259HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#187260HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#208201HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#245142HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#250133HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#270112HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#233127HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#29095HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#33077HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#31883HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#30386HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#32774HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#36960HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#2786HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3484HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3344HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#3654HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#2507HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#2537HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#2229HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3155HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#2378HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#3115HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#3413HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandmale#2813HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#30914HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#32712HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#33012HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#26218HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#29615HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#29415HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#33512HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#29115HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#30514HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#32913HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#18033HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#16440HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#18733HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#35411HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#4557HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#4009HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#4726HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#4735HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#5183HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#5063HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#2685HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandmale#3223HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#3243HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#2426HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#2585HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#30712HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Leighton is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Leighton, between 1974 and 2025, in 36 of those 52 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2014England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: highest position in 2013Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2015ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419742025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1974–202527#164 in 2014
England and Wales1996–202530#150 in 2013
Northern Ireland2002–202412#222 in 2015
Scotland20241#307 in 2024

Its high point came 11 years earlier in England and Wales (2013) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 13 years after 1982; it appears again in 1996.

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What is known about Leighton

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1974–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1974 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #150 in England and Wales in 2013. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.