Meaning and history
Leighton is a variant of Layton. It became much more popular as a feminine name after 2007, when actress Leighton Meester (1986–) began appearing on the television series Gossip Girl.
20062006: 37 births, rank #3,992
2007: 53 births, rank #3,214
2008: 213 births, rank #1,193
2009: 431 births, rank #675
2010: 452 births, rank #647
20112011: 549 births, rank #527
2012: 521 births, rank #564
2013: 546 births, rank #544
2014: 568 births, rank #544
2015: 680 births, rank #470
20162016: 756 births, rank #430
2017: 668 births, rank #468
2018: 712 births, rank #449
2019: 752 births, rank #420
2020: 777 births, rank #401
20212021: 825 births, rank #379
2022: 842 births, rank #376
2023: 853 births, rank #357
2024: 797 births, rank #396
20252025: 892 births, rank #342
Leighton rose from #397 to #342 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 892.