Mostly girls
Adaline
Variation of Adeline, English
“noble”
Unisex · English
Leighton
“meadow town”
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The story behind the name
Meet Leighton.
US birth records for 2025 list 892 girls named Leighton (rank #342) and 207 boys named Leighton (rank #1,057).
For girls, the recorded count rose from 797 in 2024 to 892 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count fell from 213 in 2024 to 207 in 2025.
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A little perspective
How popular is Leighton?
Girls · 2025#342892 recorded births
Boys · 2025#1,057207 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 1,057 | 207 |
| 2025 | Girls | 342 | 892 |
| 2024 | Boys | 1,044 | 213 |
| 2024 | Girls | 397 | 797 |
| 2023 | Boys | 968 | 232 |
| 2023 | Girls | 357 | 853 |
| 2022 | Boys | 823 | 302 |
| 2022 | Girls | 376 | 842 |
| 2021 | Boys | 848 | 281 |
| 2021 | Girls | 379 | 825 |
| 2020 | Boys | 743 | 327 |
| 2020 | Girls | 401 | 777 |
| 2019 | Boys | 692 | 366 |
| 2019 | Girls | 420 | 752 |
| 2018 | Boys | 830 | 269 |
| 2018 | Girls | 449 | 712 |
| 2017 | Boys | 903 | 238 |
| 2017 | Girls | 468 | 668 |
| 2016 | Boys | 842 | 268 |
| 2016 | Girls | 430 | 756 |
| 2015 | Boys | 866 | 261 |
| 2015 | Girls | 475 | 680 |
| 2014 | Boys | 896 | 241 |
| 2014 | Girls | 544 | 568 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
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Variations & related forms
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