Given name
Leigha
“languid”
Leigha is a variant of Leah. One interpretation is “languid.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leigha is a variant of Leah. One interpretation is “languid.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Leigha is a variant of Leah. An origin associated with Leah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Leigha is a variant of Leah. The history of Leah gives this family its wider story. In biblical tradition, Leah is the name of the elder sister of Rachel.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Leigha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,594
- 0 boys · 6,594 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 267 babies
- 2025
- 37
- #3,951 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −62%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 37 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,951 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 61.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 267 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,640 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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