Girls name
Leigh
Leigh is a girls' name given to 36,673 girls in the United States since 1941, peaking in 1969 with 1,545 births. It has appeared in 49 states, and reached its highest rank of 70th among girls names in Alabama in 1971.
Which states favor Leigh
Leigh by state
Top states by all-time births named Leigh. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 2,949 | #2208 (2024) |
| 2 | North Carolina | 2,152 | #1547 (2017) |
| 3 | New York | 2,048 | #2075 (2016) |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 2,033 | #1532 (2022) |
| 5 | Georgia | 1,876 | — |
| 6 | Alabama | 1,872 | — |
| 7 | California | 1,871 | — |
| 8 | Tennessee | 1,707 | — |
| 9 | Ohio | 1,673 | — |
| 10 | Virginia | 1,392 | — |
| 11 | Florida | 1,282 | — |
| 12 | Kentucky | 1,249 | — |
| 13 | New Jersey | 1,228 | — |
| 14 | Illinois | 1,205 | — |
| 15 | Michigan | 1,125 | — |
| 16 | Mississippi | 955 | — |
| 17 | Massachusetts | 932 | — |
| 18 | Louisiana | 885 | — |
| 19 | Indiana | 846 | — |
| 20 | Missouri | 810 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).