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Why parents love Leighton- Leighton Meester IS Blair Waldorf — TV's queen bee.
- The EIGH follows traditional English spelling.
- Two syllables with an elegant, English sound: LAY-ton.
- The meaning meadow settlement is naturally pastoral.
- Leigh is an elegant embedded beginning.
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The vibe of Leighton
meadow settlementOld EnglishEIGHMeesterBlair WaldorfGossip Girlqueen beeelegant
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Origin & history of Leighton
Old English lēah (meadow) + tun (settlement)
→ EIGH Leighton
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English roots
Leighton means meadow settlement. Leighton Meester IS Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl — TV's most iconic queen bee.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Old English; Leighton Meester (born 1986).
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Today
Leighton remains a beloved choice, ranking #415 in the US. 20,720 babies have been named Leighton since 1893.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Leighton?
2023
peak year
Leighton has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks around #415, with about 1,042 babies named Leighton each year. In 2023, 853 babies received the name (ranked #357). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 20,720.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
853
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #357)
(ranked #357)
1,042
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
10,420
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
20,720
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Leighton9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
Leighton's Life Path 1 is the leader's number — queen-bee leadership. People named Leighton tend to be elegant, traditional, and gifted at EIGH-ending meadow-settlement queening.
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EIGH-ending queen-bee✦
Meester-Blair◈
Gossip-Girl◎
Meadow-settlement♡
Elegant traditionalL3
E5
I9
G7
H8
T2
O6
N5
Sum: 45 → Life path 9
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Personality of Leighton🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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