First Name LEIGHTON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • LEIGHTON is ranked as the 3524th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 4,286.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.34 people named LEIGHTON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 68% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named LEIGHTON is 8,249.
  • The SSA data also shows that LEIGHTON is used as a boy's name 62% of the time.

First Names LEIGHTON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 4,286 +/-5.4%
  • National Rank 3,524
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 8,249
  • National Rank 2,352
  • Percentile Rank 97.46%
  • Proportion/100k 2.59

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LEIGHTON is 74.6% White, 2.5% Hispanic origin, 15.0% Black, 5.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.8% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name LEIGHTON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name LEIGHTON is included in the following name categories:
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • English surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name LEIGHTON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 74.6% 63.9% 10.7%
Hispanic origin 2.5% 16.3% -13.8%
Black 15.0% 12.3% 2.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 5.4% 4.9% 0.5%
Two or more races 1.8% 1.8% 0.0%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named LEIGHTON is California where 527 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named LEIGHTON, as 16.12 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Hawaii is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Nevada (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 27 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names LEIGHTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 87 0.67 90.3% Indiana 55 0.83 87.9% Iowa 57 1.84 91.2% Kansas 35 1.21 80.3% Michigan 82 0.83 94.3% Minnesota 98 1.8 94.0% Missouri 40 1.33 84.4% Nebraska 26 1.4 76.4% North Dakota 8 1.09 33.4% Ohio 60 0.52 88.5% South Dakota 35 4.15 73.8% Wisconsin 47 0.81 90.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name LEIGHTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 87 0.67 90.3%
Indiana 55 0.83 87.9%
Iowa 57 1.84 91.2%
Kansas 35 1.21 80.3%
Michigan 82 0.83 94.3%
Minnesota 98 1.8 94.0%
Missouri 40 1.33 84.4%
Nebraska 26 1.4 76.4%
North Dakota 8 1.09 33.4%
Ohio 60 0.52 88.5%
South Dakota 35 4.15 73.8%
Wisconsin 47 0.81 90.4%
West State Statistics First-Names LEIGHTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 59 0.88 84.4% California 527 1.36 96.8% Colorado 41 0.76 82.5% Hawaii 229 16.12 95.4% Idaho 23 1.43 71.4% Montana 16 1.53 61.8% Nevada 9 0.32 33.5% New Mexico 10 0.47 33.1% Oregon 58 1.47 85.2% Utah 41 1.41 79.9% Washington 91 1.28 92.8% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name LEIGHTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 59 0.88 84.4%
California 527 1.36 96.8%
Colorado 41 0.76 82.5%
Hawaii 229 16.12 95.4%
Idaho 23 1.43 71.4%
Montana 16 1.53 61.8%
Nevada 9 0.32 33.5%
New Mexico 10 0.47 33.1%
Oregon 58 1.47 85.2%
Utah 41 1.41 79.9%
Washington 91 1.28 92.8%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names LEIGHTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 26 0.72 76.3% Maine 31 2.3 73.9% Massachusetts 85 1.26 87.4% New Hampshire 37 2.82 79.8% New Jersey 52 0.58 83.0% New York 320 1.62 96.6% Pennsylvania 104 0.81 92.0% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 12 1.88 71.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name LEIGHTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 26 0.72 76.3%
Maine 31 2.3 73.9%
Massachusetts 85 1.26 87.4%
New Hampshire 37 2.82 79.8%
New Jersey 52 0.58 83.0%
New York 320 1.62 96.6%
Pennsylvania 104 0.81 92.0%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 12 1.88 71.6%
South State Statistics First-Names LEIGHTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 29 0.59 82.3% Arkansas 26 0.86 78.3% Delaware 4 0.38 32.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 465 2.34 97.7% Georgia 114 1.13 92.9% Kentucky 19 0.44 73.7% Louisiana 80 1.73 89.5% Maryland 63 1.05 90.4% Mississippi 40 1.33 84.4% North Carolina 118 1.19 94.8% Oklahoma 50 1.29 84.4% South Carolina 37 0.77 84.2% Tennessee 93 1.42 92.1% Texas 379 1.41 96.9% Virginia 111 1.34 92.3% West Virginia 36 1.97 77.0%

South States
State stats for the first name LEIGHTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 29 0.59 82.3%
Arkansas 26 0.86 78.3%
Delaware 4 0.38 32.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 465 2.34 97.7%
Georgia 114 1.13 92.9%
Kentucky 19 0.44 73.7%
Louisiana 80 1.73 89.5%
Maryland 63 1.05 90.4%
Mississippi 40 1.33 84.4%
North Carolina 118 1.19 94.8%
Oklahoma 50 1.29 84.4%
South Carolina 37 0.77 84.2%
Tennessee 93 1.42 92.1%
Texas 379 1.41 96.9%
Virginia 111 1.34 92.3%
West Virginia 36 1.97 77.0%
 

Full Names with LEIGHTON as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have LEIGHTON as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named LEIGHTON.

The most popular full name is LEIGHTON Smith. 2.28% of all the people named LEIGHTON have this family name.

There are 685 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LEIGHTON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 LEIGHTON Smith 2.28%
2 LEIGHTON Brown 1.08%
3 LEIGHTON Johnson 1.08%
4 LEIGHTON Lee 0.98%
5 LEIGHTON Anderson 0.65%
6 LEIGHTON Taylor 0.65%
7 LEIGHTON Williams 0.65%
8 LEIGHTON Ford 0.54%
9 LEIGHTON Paul 0.54%
10 LEIGHTON Wood 0.54%
11 LEIGHTON Clark 0.43%
12 LEIGHTON Grant 0.43%
13 LEIGHTON Jones 0.43%
14 LEIGHTON Phillips 0.43%
15 LEIGHTON Raynor 0.43%
16 LEIGHTON Russell 0.43%
17 LEIGHTON Scott 0.43%
18 LEIGHTON Swanson 0.43%
19 LEIGHTON Bennett 0.33%
20 LEIGHTON Clarke 0.33%

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