UK girl's name
Leigh-Ann
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2005. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Leigh-Ann is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Leigh-Ann popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2005 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3970, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 13 births.
This profile covers 75 England and Wales registrations across 10 recorded years from 1996 to 2005. 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 31% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 248 living people in the UK are called Leigh-Ann. 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 2006 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Leigh-Ann ranked #3970 for girls in England and Wales in 2005, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 13 girls were registered as Leigh-Ann.
- • Leigh-Ann ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #627 in 2001.
- • About 248 living people in the UK are estimated to have Leigh-Ann as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3970
2005
Births in 2005
4
Latest year
Peak year
1996
13 births
Estimated living
248
2026
Popularity
Leigh-Ann over time
The chart below shows babies named Leigh-Ann registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2005. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Leigh-Ann, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2005, compared with 13 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Leigh-Ann by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Leigh-Ann 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 | #2960 | 34 | 6 |
| 1990s | #1735 | 41 | 4 |
Geography
Where Leigh-Ann is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Leigh-Ann. 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.
Leigh-Ann ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #627 in 2001.
Across the UK
Leigh-Ann in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#627 in 2001
24 years of NRS records, 176 total registered
Related
Names similar to Leigh-Ann
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- Lucy 70,663
- Lauren 50,664
- Leah 33,185
- Lola 24,525
- Layla 24,520
- Laura 23,471
- Lilly 21,714
- Lydia 18,353
- Libby 14,515
- Lara 13,415
- Lacey 13,406
FAQ
Leigh-Ann: questions and answers
How popular is the name Leigh-Ann in the UK right now?
In 2005, Leigh-Ann was ranked #3970 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Leigh-Ann most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 13 babies registered as Leigh-Ann in England and Wales.
How many people are called Leigh-Ann in the UK?
A total of 75 babies have been registered as Leigh-Ann across the 10 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 176 more in Scotland.
Where is Leigh-Ann most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Leigh-Ann ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #627 in 2001. 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.