Leigh

English variation of Lee

"pasture, meadow"

Leigh Origin and Meaning

Variation of Leah

Leigh Rank in US Top 1000

# 899 in the US

Leigh Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2220 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Leigh

• 1139 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Leigh

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Leigh.

• Lynn
• Jemma
• Shelby
• Lesley
• Jillian
• Shannon
• Casey
• Macy
• Emmalyn
• Kelsie
• Corey
• Hanna
• Jessa
• Lea
• Gracelyn
• Lilian
• Joelle
• Lindsay
• Carlie
• Jace

Famous People Named Leigh

• Leigh Brackett author and screenwriter most famous for The Empire Strikes Back.
• Leigh Bingham Nash lead singer of American band Sixpence None the Richer
• Leigh Taylor Young, American actress
• Leigh Allyn Baker, American actress
• Leigh Bardugo American novelist
• Leigh Anne Pinnock, singer of British girl group Little Mix
• Leigh Lezark American DJ of group The Misshapes
• Leigh Ann Brown American soccer player
• Leigh Ann Larkin American actress and singer
• Leigh Ann Orsi American dancer and actress
• Leigh Anne Thompson, American tennis player
• Leigh Ann Naidoo, South African beach volleyball player
• Leigh Ann Fetter American swimmer
• Leigh Anne Csuhany, second wife of actor Kelsey Grammer
• Leighann Lord American comedienne and podcaster
• Rachael Leigh Cook American actress
• Dorothy Leigh Sayers British novelist and theologian
• Janet Leigh American actress
• Vivien Leigh British actress

The name Leigh in Pop Culture

• Brenda Leigh Johnson character on TV's "The Closer"
• Leigh Peterson character in 2009 movie "Mississippi Damned"
• Lorelai Leigh "Rory" Gilmore character in the TV series "Gilmore Girls"
• Leigh Bardugo Author of the “Six of Crows” duology