Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Leighann isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leighann through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,441
- 0 boys · 3,441 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 119 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,183 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,183 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 33.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 119 in 1986. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,110 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.
Leighann’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Appears in
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