Girls' name · since 1961
Leigha
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 6,594 babies named Leigha, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,923 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,594
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Leigha is the #3923 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,594 recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leigha has been recorded 6,594 times among girls since 1961, currently ranked #3923 nationally and more common than 77% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #2,145 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,923 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,594 born since 1961
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leigha ranks #2,145 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,923 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,594 born since 1961, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,923 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,594
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Leigha's 6,594 recorded births place it above 97.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Leigha compares
6,594 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Leigha's all-time total is 18x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leigha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,594 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 267 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leigha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leigha splits its recorded history at 1994: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1961 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 267 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leigha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 267
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Leigha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,822 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Leigha's strongest decade.
1,822 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Leigha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 91
1960s
91 births
- 1970s 292
1970s
292 births
- 1980s
1980s
954 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,382 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,822 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,749 births
- 2020s 304
2020s
304 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,822 births (28% of all-time use).
How Leigha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Leigha's total volume
Leigha by state
Where Leigha concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 408 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 396 | 6.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 275 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 255 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 242 | 3.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 233 | 3.5% |
| #7 | California | | 225 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 197 | 3.0% |
408 of 6,594 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Leigha appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leigha's data
- Leigha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,822 total births); usage has since declined to 304 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Leighas (408 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leigha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~64 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Leigha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.