Leigh

Leigh

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 73% girls / 27% boys

Leigh first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 125 babies (rank #297 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,219

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

125

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Leigh

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	125	#297
1997	105	#327
1998	114	#319
1999	86	#377
2000	69	#445
2001	69	#448
2002	53	#561
2003	44	#660
2004	47	#644
2005	35	#821
2006	23	#1,178
2007	23	#1,217
2008	26	#1,160
2009	14	#1,873
2010	10	#2,489
2011	14	#1,964
2012	6	#3,940
2013	7	#3,365
2014	7	#3,339
2015	3	#6,644
2016	5	#4,442

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

125

#297

1997

105

#327

1998

114

#319

1999

#377

2000

#445

2001

#448

2002

#561

2003

#660

2004

#644

2005

#821

2006

#1,178

2007

#1,217

2008

#1,160

2009

#1,873

2010

#2,489

2011

#1,964

2012

#3,940

2013

#3,365

2014

#3,339

2015

#6,644

2016

#4,442

Numerology of Leigh

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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