UK girl's name
Sophie-Leigh
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2018. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Sophie-Leigh is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Sophie-Leigh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2018 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3518, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2010, with 14 births.
This profile covers 168 England and Wales registrations across 21 recorded years from 1996 to 2018. 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 43% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 175 living people in the UK are called Sophie-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 2019 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Sophie-Leigh ranked #3518 for girls in England and Wales in 2018, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2010, when 14 girls were registered as Sophie-Leigh.
- • Sophie-Leigh ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #426 in 2012.
- • About 175 living people in the UK are estimated to have Sophie-Leigh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3518
2018
Births in 2018
6
Latest year
Peak year
2010
14 births
Estimated living
175
2026
Popularity
Sophie-Leigh over time
The chart below shows babies named Sophie-Leigh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2018. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Sophie-Leigh, the clearest high point is 2010. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2018, compared with 14 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sophie-Leigh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Sophie-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #3050 | 74 | 8 |
| 2000s | #2491 | 74 | 9 |
| 1990s | #2847 | 20 | 4 |
Geography
Where Sophie-Leigh is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Sophie-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.
Sophie-Leigh ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #426 in 2012.
Across the UK
Sophie-Leigh in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#426 in 2012
1 years of NRS records, 8 total registered
Related
Names similar to Sophie-Leigh
- Sophie 103,803
- Sophia 46,936
- Scarlett 34,261
- Sienna 32,418
- Sofia 29,136
- Sarah 27,961
- Shannon 25,510
- Summer 24,167
- Sara 14,205
- Skye 13,654
- Samantha 12,697
- Stephanie 9,309
FAQ
Sophie-Leigh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Sophie-Leigh in the UK right now?
In 2018, Sophie-Leigh was ranked #3518 for girls in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Sophie-Leigh most popular?
The peak year on record was 2010, with 14 babies registered as Sophie-Leigh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Sophie-Leigh in the UK?
A total of 168 babies have been registered as Sophie-Leigh across the 21 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 8 more in Scotland.
Where is Sophie-Leigh most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Sophie-Leigh ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #426 in 2012. 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.