Leigha

How popular is Leigha in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 60 girls.

Half of all the girls named Leigha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

How popular is Leigha in the US?

Rank in 2025

#3,902among girls

Babies in 2025

37about 1 in 43,000 girls

Five-year trend

Falling fastdown 63% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 37 girls in the US were named Leigha, making it the 3,902nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,156th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 267 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.

Half of all the girls named Leigha in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 6,018 girls in the US were given Leigha or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #36, up from #3,902 for this spelling alone.

• Leah 3,880
• Lia 1,526
• Lea 321
• Liah 169
• Lya 60
• Leigha 37
• Lyah 13
• Leeah 12