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Leighton
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57% girls / 43% boys
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Where babies named Leighton are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Leighton is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Leighton is most common in Oklahoma (2.2 times), Iowa (2.1) and Alabama (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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- Peighton 2,740
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Where babies named Leighton are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Leighton is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Leighton is most common in Minnesota (2.9 times), Indiana (2.1) and Texas (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 0% | 100% |
| 1910s | 0% | 100% |
| 1920s | 0% | 100% |
| 1930s | 0% | 100% |
| 1940s | 0% | 100% |
| 1950s | 2% | 98% |
| 1960s | 0% | 100% |
| 1970s | 0% | 100% |
| 1980s | 9% | 91% |
| 1990s | 19% | 81% |
| 2000s | 42% | 58% |
| 2010s | 72% | 28% |
| 2020s | 76% | 24% |