UK girl's name
Mia-Leigh
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Mia-Leigh is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Mia-Leigh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3148, with 7 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2012, with 16 births.
This profile covers 89 England and Wales registrations across 13 recorded years from 2004 to 2022. 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 44% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 89 living people in the UK are called Mia-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 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Mia-Leigh ranked #3148 for girls in England and Wales in 2022, with 7 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2012, when 16 girls were registered as Mia-Leigh.
- • About 89 living people in the UK are estimated to have Mia-Leigh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3148
2022
Births in 2022
7
Latest year
Peak year
2012
16 births
Estimated living
89
2026
Popularity
Mia-Leigh over time
The chart below shows babies named Mia-Leigh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2004 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Mia-Leigh, the clearest high point is 2012. The latest England and Wales figure is 7 births in 2022, compared with 16 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mia-Leigh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Mia-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 | #3148 | 7 | 1 |
| 2010s | #3366 | 70 | 9 |
| 2000s | #4522 | 12 | 3 |
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- Matilda 29,965
- Maya 26,445
- Madison 18,441
- Maria 17,304
- Mollie 15,914
- Martha 15,116
- Maddison 14,918
FAQ
Mia-Leigh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Mia-Leigh in the UK right now?
In 2022, Mia-Leigh was ranked #3148 for girls in England and Wales, with 7 births registered.
When was Mia-Leigh most popular?
The peak year on record was 2012, with 16 babies registered as Mia-Leigh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Mia-Leigh in the UK?
A total of 89 babies have been registered as Mia-Leigh across the 13 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.