Given name
Leighanne
“the shining light”
Leighanne is a variant of Leanna. In Gaelic use, Leanna carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leighanne is a variant of Leanna. In Gaelic use, Leanna carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Explained through its name family
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
Leighanne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,313
- 0 boys · 1,313 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +28%
- Rising
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 48 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,039 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.
Leighanne’s family of names
Leighanne has a related form in Leanna.
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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