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Boy name English origin Christian tradition

Leighton

LAY-tun · 8 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Settlement with a leek garden;variant of Layton
Language
English
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
modern · unisex
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1039
2024 births213
Peak year2019
First appeared1893
Total US births9,201
2019 peak18931926195919912024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
LaytonLeyton
In other languages
Leighton (English)

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