Leigh

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 34% girls / 66% boys

Leigh first appears in the data in 1981 and has been recorded in 5 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1983 with 79 babies (rank #96 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Leigh

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Leigh yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

244

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Leigh

Leigh Brackettscience fiction writer · b. 1915
Leigh-Allyn Bakerfilm actor · b. 1972
Leigh Whannellmanufacturer · b. 1977
Leigh Bardugonovelist · b. 1975
Leigh Francisprogram host · b. 1973

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1981	77	#99
1983	79	#96
2014	1	#1,697
2015	1	#1,689
2016	2	#680