UK girl's name
Abbie-Leigh
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2014. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Abbie-Leigh is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Abbie-Leigh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2014 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5691, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 13 births.
This profile covers 116 England and Wales registrations across 19 recorded years from 1996 to 2014. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 23% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 115 living people in the UK are called Abbie-Leigh. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2015 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Abbie-Leigh ranked #5691 for girls in England and Wales in 2014, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 13 girls were registered as Abbie-Leigh.
- • About 115 living people in the UK are estimated to have Abbie-Leigh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5691
2014
Births in 2014
3
Latest year
Peak year
1998
13 births
Estimated living
115
2026
Popularity
Abbie-Leigh over time
The chart below shows babies named Abbie-Leigh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2014. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Abbie-Leigh, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2014, compared with 13 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Abbie-Leigh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Abbie-Leigh was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4561 | 23 | 5 |
| 2000s | #2987 | 64 | 10 |
| 1990s | #2467 | 29 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Abbie-Leigh
- Amelia 94,830
- Ava 54,556
- Amy 52,495
- Alice 46,815
- Abigail 45,658
- Amber 31,922
- Anna 27,802
- Alexandra 19,455
- Amelie 18,051
- Abbie 15,971
- Aimee 15,158
- Annabelle 15,120
FAQ
Abbie-Leigh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Abbie-Leigh in the UK right now?
In 2014, Abbie-Leigh was ranked #5691 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Abbie-Leigh most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 13 babies registered as Abbie-Leigh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Abbie-Leigh in the UK?
A total of 116 babies have been registered as Abbie-Leigh across the 19 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.