Leigh Forename

6,964th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 150,761 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Leigh Forename Definition:

Occasionally LEE. Apparently from the surname (lea, ‘a meadow’). Weekley, Surnames.

Leigh Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
 
90%
79,2241:4,576671
England
 
63%
24,5121:2,268359
Australia-19,6171:696155
Canada
 
60%
7,9801:4,152683
South Africa
 
86%
7,4401:7,3301,342
New Zealand-4,0291:1,126263
Scotland
 
81%
2,2101:2,421328
Wales
60%
 
2,1001:1,473312
Philippines
 
74%
8681:122,1316,413
Northern Ireland
 
60%
4761:3,872487
Saudi Arabia-2331:132,24312,172
Thailand
62%
 
2201:318,48117,604
Netherlands
 
61%
1491:113,4375,542
Chile
55%
 
1411:124,8742,882
Ireland
72%
 
1241:37,4481,391
Zimbabwe
 
81%
911:169,49210,665
China-841:16,262,56960,111
Portugal-831:125,4323,169
Germany
58%
 
731:1,324,3549,189
France
100%
721:923,1997,498
Brazil
 
63%
551:3,895,20366,134
Dominican Republic-491:212,8838,521
Namibia-481:50,0873,122
Malaysia
53%
 
471:647,87126,056
Japan-451:2,844,13522,466
Kuwait-381:99,6126,886
Sweden
 
63%
361:273,8318,577
Switzerland
100%
341:241,5735,210
Singapore
50%
 
331:190,5178,408
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
311:43,9174,089
Jamaica-301:96,1084,186
Denmark-271:209,2414,567
Hong Kong-271:287,1383,601
Guernsey-261:2,436374
Jersey-261:3,845523
Qatar
57%
 
261:91,13911,761
Sierra Leone-251:283,547466
Nigeria
 
73%
241:7,398,51598,458
Malta-231:18,6681,434
Belgium
 
80%
211:547,1458,531
Ecuador-211:844,1397,105
Norway
 
59%
211:244,3975,727
Spain-201:2,326,49812,382
United Arab Emirates-201:357,60016,509
South Korea-191:291,8129,421
Gibraltar-181:1,897362
Cayman Islands-111:5,573911
India
100%
111:110,443,4521,441,921
Guam-101:16,0651,791
Indonesia-101:25,796,367599,978
Mexico
100%
101:12,414,44334,902
Bermuda-91:7,203999
Greece
100%
91:1,214,9509,925
Italy
 
68%
81:7,632,76127,464
Czechia
 
88%
71:1,522,3094,223
Papua New Guinea
 
60%
71:1,164,61679,875
Peru
50%
 
71:4,541,63634,195
Cyprus-61:145,1793,172
Finland
 
58%
61:913,8648,662
Venezuela
100%
61:5,033,64967,876
Monaco
100%
51:7,6931,062
Turkey
100%
51:15,560,34240,635
Botswana-41:546,11213,807
Costa Rica-41:1,191,98712,292
Fiji-41:223,0942,508
Iraq-41:8,754,46516,071
Norfolk Island-41:581152
Taiwan
100%
41:5,942,42087,370
United States Virgin Islands-41:27,4372,836
Afghanistan-31:10,874,50540,253
Belize
100%
31:118,1035,590
Cambodia-31:5,424,44341,412
Guatemala
100%
31:5,369,4769,171
Saint Lucia
67%
 
31:59,2724,116
Ukraine-31:15,166,63617,541
Austria
100%
21:4,257,10013,469
Azerbaijan-21:4,821,47233,780
Bahamas-21:199,6852,758
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
Bolivia-21:5,300,7026,605
Colombia
100%
21:23,889,46363,722
Isle of Man
100%
21:42,512455
Liberia
100%
21:2,206,03027,695
Luxembourg
100%
21:282,0243,520
Macau-21:304,1041,640
Oman-21:2,054,3348,531
Romania-21:10,025,98847,037
Vietnam-21:46,311,5567,272
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Cape Verde-11:529,1516,361
Chad
100%
11:13,598,39815,363
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
East Timor-11:1,218,375811
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Estonia-11:1,315,3808,883
Falkland Islands-11:3,142392
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Libya-11:6,221,3093,060
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Samoa-11:195,1901,348
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933

Leigh (49,501) may also be a surname.

Leigh Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Occasionally LEE. Apparently from the surname (lea, ‘a meadow’). Weekley, Surnames.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A Anglo-saxon name, meaning: A meadow.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Leigh Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leigth919/
Lleigh918/
Leiagh912/
Leigsh912/
Lheigh911/
Leiggh911/
Hleigh911/
Legh8987/
Leig8943/
Ligh8921/
Leagh80157/
Liegh80151/
Leikh8012/
Laigh8011/
Luigh809/
Leegh808/
Leihg806/
Liagh804/
Leugh803/
Laegh802/
Leygh802/
Leiqh801/
Lesgh801/
Loegh801/
Loigh801/
Leg75707/
Lig75290/
Leigue7310/
Layegh734/
Leichg733/
Leyikh731/
Leihak731/
Leicth731/
Leissg731/
Lekh6734,622/
Likh67614/
Leik67144/
Luig67124/
Loig67109/
Lagh6796/
Laig6727/
Liag6727/
Legg6726/
Legs6725/
Leag6724/
Leeg6719/
Laeg6711/
Loeg679/
Leic678/
Lisg678/
Lieg676/
Lehk676/
Lueg676/
Ligt675/
Legz674/
Lihk673/
Liog673/
Lexh673/
Leug673/
Leyg672/
Likg672/
Lehc671/
Legx671/
Leihaug671/
Lehg671/
Li'g671/
Ligx671/
Lihx671/
Legt671/
Leqh671/
Lekg671/
Lixh671/
Ligz671/
Ligs671/
Ligg671/
Llig671/
Lleg671/
Leiq671/

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