The baby name Leigh appears in baby name data for the United States from 1916 to 2024. It was most popular in 1969 with 1,934 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Leigh has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1917 | 7 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1920 | 6 |
| 1921 | 5 |
| 1924 | 19 |
| 1926 | 5 |
| 1927 | 8 |
| 1928 | 17 |
| 1930 | 20 |
| 1931 | 14 |
| 1934 | 6 |
| 1935 | 14 |
| 1936 | 10 |
| 1937 | 15 |
| 1938 | 19 |
| 1940 | 41 |
| 1941 | 7 |
| 1941 | 40 |
| 1942 | 5 |
| 1942 | 23 |
| 1943 | 41 |
| 1944 | 5 |
| 1944 | 20 |
| 1945 | 22 |
| 1945 | 53 |
| 1946 | 80 |
| 1946 | 31 |
| 1947 | 67 |
| 1947 | 54 |
| 1948 | 64 |
| 1948 | 29 |
| 1949 | 97 |
| 1949 | 71 |
| 1950 | 109 |
| 1950 | 30 |
| 1951 | 163 |
| 1951 | 53 |
| 1952 | 164 |
| 1952 | 74 |
| 1953 | 232 |
| 1953 | 72 |
| 1954 | 342 |
| 1954 | 62 |
| 1955 | 515 |
| 1955 | 107 |
| 1956 | 718 |
| 1956 | 47 |
| 1957 | 741 |
| 1957 | 37 |
| 1958 | 757 |
| 1958 | 40 |
| 1959 | 840 |
| 1959 | 26 |
| 1960 | 999 |
| 1960 | 48 |
| 1961 | 1,101 |
| 1961 | 36 |
| 1962 | 1,182 |
| 1962 | 30 |
| 1963 | 1,111 |
| 1963 | 21 |
| 1964 | 1,223 |
| 1964 | 19 |
| 1965 | 1,047 |
| 1965 | 14 |
| 1966 | 1,205 |
| 1966 | 24 |
| 1967 | 1,609 |
| 1967 | 25 |
| 1968 | 1,766 |
| 1968 | 48 |
| 1969 | 1,934 |
| 1969 | 31 |
| 1970 | 1,853 |
| 1970 | 14 |
| 1971 | 1,793 |
| 1971 | 33 |
| 1972 | 1,454 |
| 1972 | 16 |
| 1973 | 1,256 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1974 | 1,460 |
| 1975 | 1,326 |
| 1975 | 12 |
| 1976 | 1,076 |
| 1976 | 11 |
| 1977 | 1,085 |
| 1977 | 9 |
| 1978 | 1,109 |
| 1978 | 14 |
| 1979 | 1,370 |
| 1979 | 15 |
| 1980 | 1,438 |
| 1981 | 1,271 |
| 1981 | 22 |
| 1982 | 1,094 |
| 1982 | 10 |
| 1983 | 972 |
| 1983 | 10 |
| 1984 | 1,022 |
| 1984 | 13 |
| 1985 | 931 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1986 | 915 |
| 1986 | 9 |
| 1987 | 846 |
| 1987 | 16 |
| 1988 | 928 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1989 | 691 |
| 1990 | 569 |
| 1991 | 554 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 453 |
| 1993 | 443 |
| 1994 | 324 |
| 1995 | 218 |
| 1996 | 183 |
| 1997 | 176 |
| 1998 | 132 |
| 1999 | 135 |
| 2000 | 87 |
| 2001 | 71 |
| 2002 | 29 |
| 2003 | 45 |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2005 | 29 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 22 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 22 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 27 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 38 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 |