Leighanne
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lee-AN
- Origin
- Modern
Leighanne is a girls' name of Modern origin, meaning “meadow + grace”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Leighanne mean?
Modern: blend of Leigh and Anne
“meadow + grace”
Is Leighanne a girl's or a boy's name?
Leighanne is a girls' name.
How popular is Leighanne in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 12 girls.
Leighanne in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 2 | #5,117 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,520 |
How popular is Leighanne in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 48 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the girls named Leighanne in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leighanne in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 24 | #4,829 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 31 | #3,800 |
| 1998 | 24 | #4,489 |
| 1997 | 33 | #3,445 |
| 1996 | 27 | #3,937 |
| 1995 | 29 | #3,665 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,930 |
| 1993 | 34 | #3,285 |
| 1992 | 32 | #3,413 |
| 1991 | 28 | #3,716 |
| 1990 | 29 | #3,618 |
| 1989 | 48 | #2,403 |
| 1988 | 47 | #2,325 |
| 1987 | 37 | #2,655 |
| 1986 | 46 | #2,227 |
| 1985 | 41 | #2,397 |
| 1984 | 37 | #2,514 |
| 1983 | 28 | #2,974 |
| 1982 | 44 | #2,250 |
| 1981 | 34 | #2,657 |
| 1980 | 41 | #2,342 |
| 1979 | 38 | #2,430 |
| 1978 | 24 | #3,196 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 16 | #3,961 |
| 1975 | 16 | #3,948 |
| 1974 | 21 | #3,212 |
| 1973 | 15 | #3,970 |
| 1972 | 19 | #3,276 |
| 1971 | 22 | #3,062 |
| 1970 | 28 | #2,577 |
| 1969 | 33 | #2,208 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,488 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,635 |
| 1963 | 12 | #3,800 |
| 1962 | 11 | #4,010 |
| 1961 | 9 | #4,545 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #4,917 |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
Nicknames for Leighanne
Names like Leighanne
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Caoimhe, Keira, Caitlin, Cassidy, Caragh, Bree, Teagan, Eden, Ffion, Raegan, Kiara, Kayleigh
Names related to Leighanne
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Leighanne: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leighanne, updated 20 October 2026.