Recorded 1969–1983 Girls' name Peak 1971 22 births

Leighan — girls' name

22 babies named Leighan in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s111980s6

The verdict

22 girls have been named Leighan since 1969, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1983.

22
total births
1969–1983
years on record
1970s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Leighan was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

6 babies were named Leighan in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leighan

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Leighan between 1969 and 1983, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leighan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leighan performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Leighan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leighan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Leighan at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

22

Since 1969

15 years of records

Peak year

1971

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1969

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1983

Leighan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1969

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1971)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 1983197919711969 5

Leighan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 50% of Leighan's all-time total
1960s51970s111980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leighan?
22 babies have been named Leighan since 1969. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1971 with 6 births.
When was Leighan most popular?
Leighan was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Leighan been used?
Leighan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 15 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Leighan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leilani, Leila, Leigh, Leia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.