Leigham
Leigham is the name of an area of the city of Plymouth in the English county of Devon.
Meaning & Origin of Leigham
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leigham is the name of an area of the city of Plymouth in the English county of Devon.
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The Story of Leigham
Leigham first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2011, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 6 Leighams were born — ranking #10,806 that year. As of 2026, Leigham ranks #12,084 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Leighams have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Leigham
Leigham is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Leigham's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #10,806. Use the chart and map above to compare Leigham's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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