UK girl's name
Josie-Leigh
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Josie-Leigh is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Josie-Leigh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3695, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2024, with 6 births.
This profile covers 42 England and Wales registrations across 11 recorded years from 1997 to 2024. 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.
Josie-Leigh is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 42 living people in the UK are called Josie-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 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Josie-Leigh ranked #3695 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2024, when 6 girls were registered as Josie-Leigh.
- • About 42 living people in the UK are estimated to have Josie-Leigh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3695
2024
Births in 2024
6
Latest year
Peak year
2024
6 births
Estimated living
42
2026
Popularity
Josie-Leigh over time
The chart below shows babies named Josie-Leigh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Josie-Leigh, the clearest high point is 2024. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2024, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Josie-Leigh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Josie-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4427 | 14 | 3 |
| 2010s | #5022 | 19 | 5 |
| 2000s | #5545 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990s | #3836 | 6 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Josie-Leigh
- Jessica 105,041
- Jasmine 35,227
- Jade 19,646
- Julia 11,780
- Jennifer 11,529
- Jodie 9,357
- Jemima 6,454
- Josephine 5,889
- Jessie 5,418
- Josie 5,284
- Jasmin 4,706
- Jenna 4,646
FAQ
Josie-Leigh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Josie-Leigh in the UK right now?
In 2024, Josie-Leigh was ranked #3695 for girls in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Josie-Leigh most popular?
The peak year on record was 2024, with 6 babies registered as Josie-Leigh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Josie-Leigh in the UK?
A total of 42 babies have been registered as Josie-Leigh across the 11 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.