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UK girl's name

Megan-Leigh

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2009. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Megan-Leigh is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Megan-Leigh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2009 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5556, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 3 births.

This profile covers 15 England and Wales registrations across 5 recorded years from 1997 to 2009. 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 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 15 living people in the UK are called Megan-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 2010 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Megan-Leigh ranked #5556 for girls in England and Wales in 2009, with 3 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 1997, when 3 girls were registered as Megan-Leigh.
  • About 15 living people in the UK are estimated to have Megan-Leigh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#5556

2009

Births in 2009

3

Latest year

Peak year

1997

3 births

Estimated living

15

2026

Popularity

Megan-Leigh over time

The chart below shows babies named Megan-Leigh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2009. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Megan-Leigh, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2009, compared with 3 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Megan-Leigh
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Decades

Megan-Leigh by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Megan-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 #4688 12 4
1990s #3824 3 1

Related

Names similar to Megan-Leigh

FAQ

Megan-Leigh: questions and answers

How popular is the name Megan-Leigh in the UK right now?

In 2009, Megan-Leigh was ranked #5556 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.

When was Megan-Leigh most popular?

The peak year on record was 1997, with 3 babies registered as Megan-Leigh in England and Wales.

How many people are called Megan-Leigh in the UK?

A total of 15 babies have been registered as Megan-Leigh across the 5 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.