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Leighton Freedom-loving • Empathetic • Eloquent
Leighton Freedom-loving • Empathetic • Eloquent
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LeightonFreedom-loving • Empathetic • Eloquent
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Mostly Associated To Actress Leighton Meester, From Gossip Girl. .
Leighton Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
49.11%
Male
50.89%
Female
Leighton is predominantly a girls name, with 50.89% of Leightons being girls, and 49.11% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 8012 males named Leighton, and 8303 females given the name
Popularity of Leighton by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Leighton in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Leighton: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Leighton' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Leighton in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Leighton's average ranking is 3661.19, with it's highest ever rank being #. Leighton has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 1 times, and has reached the top hundred names 1 times.
Leighton has been used in the United States ever since 1893, with over 16315 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Leighton gained the most popularity as a baby name in 2014, when it's usage went up by 128.36%. During this year, 240 babies were named Leighton, which was 0.0065% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.007%, in this year alone more than 0 boys were named Leighton.
Popular 'L' Names for Boys
Boys names starting with 'L'
Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with L. These boys names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'L' names, their over all rank among all boy names, the total number of baby boys expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of boys given this name.
| Name | 'L-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam | 1. | 3. | 18138 | 0.501% |
| Lucas | 2. | 20. | 12838 | 0.355% |
| Logan | 3. | 25. | 11200 | 0.31% |
| Luke | 4. | 40. | 9930 | 0.274% |
| Levi | 5. | 57. | 8009 | 0.221% |
| Lincoln | 6. | 71. | 7076 | 0.196% |
| Landon | 7. | 74. | 6987 | 0.193% |
| Leo | 8. | 112. | 5260 | 0.145% |
| Leonardo | 9. | 153. | 4310 | 0.119% |
| Luis | 10. | 191. | 3543 | 0.098% |
| Luca | 11. | 264. | 2728 | 0.075% |
| Lorenzo | 12. | 380. | 1860 | 0.051% |
| Lukas | 13. | 406. | 1744 | 0.048% |
| Leon | 14. | 517. | 1303 | 0.036% |
| Louis | 15. | 542. | 1239 | 0.034% |
| Lane | 16. | 553. | 1224 | 0.034% |
| Legend | 17. | 586. | 1130 | 0.031% |
| Leonel | 18. | 733. | 886 | 0.024% |
| Landen | 19. | 800. | 812 | 0.022% |
| Leland | 20. | 846. | 753 | 0.021% |