UK girl's name
Abby-Leigh
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2002. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Abby-Leigh is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Abby-Leigh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2002 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2868, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1999, with 5 births.
This profile covers 10 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 1999 to 2002. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, 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 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 13 living people in the UK are called Abby-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 2003 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Abby-Leigh ranked #2868 for girls in England and Wales in 2002, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1999, when 5 girls were registered as Abby-Leigh.
- • Abby-Leigh ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #783 in 2009.
- • About 13 living people in the UK are estimated to have Abby-Leigh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2868
2002
Births in 2002
5
Latest year
Peak year
1999
5 births
Estimated living
13
2026
Popularity
Abby-Leigh over time
The chart below shows babies named Abby-Leigh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1999 to 2002. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Abby-Leigh, the clearest high point is 1999. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2002, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Abby-Leigh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Abby-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #2868 | 5 | 1 |
| 1990s | #2770 | 5 | 1 |
Geography
Where Abby-Leigh is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Abby-Leigh. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Abby-Leigh ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #783 in 2009.
Across the UK
Abby-Leigh in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#783 in 2009
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to Abby-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
Abby-Leigh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Abby-Leigh in the UK right now?
In 2002, Abby-Leigh was ranked #2868 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Abby-Leigh most popular?
The peak year on record was 1999, with 5 babies registered as Abby-Leigh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Abby-Leigh in the UK?
A total of 10 babies have been registered as Abby-Leigh across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Abby-Leigh most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Abby-Leigh ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #783 in 2009. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
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.