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What does Leighton mean?
Leighton 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced LAY-ton. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Leighton is "meadow settlement". Place name used as a first name since the 19th century. Artist Frederick Leighton.
STARTS WITH Le-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, meadow, 19th century
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Leighton Arie (L.A.), ..
How popular is Leighton?
Leighton is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#3933 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Leighton was first listed in 1890-1899 and reached its top rank of #835 in the U.S. in 2018. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Leighton (#835 FROM RECENT DATA) are Layton (#658) and Leyton (#1606). These forms of Leighton were at the peak of their popularity in 2015 (AVERAGE #947) and are almost as common today (#1033, ▼12.1%). Layton and Leighton are two of the more trendy boy names among these.
Similar Names
Leighton▲ is alike in pronunciation to Laughton, Litton and Loughton. Other recommended sound-alike names are Ashton, Bellton, Bergeron, Berton, Brighton, Briton, Chilton, Clifton▼, Creighton, Crichton, Deion▼, Delton, Deston, Felton, Fenton, Gershon, Hilton▼, Houghton, Jeston, Keaton, Keeton, Kellton, Kelton, Kingston▲, Langsdon (see Langston), Langston▲, Langton, Laughlin, Ledon, Leedon, Leeron, Legate, Leggett, Leggitt, Lehman, Leigh, Leighland, Leith, Leron, Leshawn, Levon, Lindon, Linton, Lintonn (see Linton), Lion, Liron, Litten, Littonn (see Litton), Livingston, Loughlin, Meirion, Neillson (see Nelson), Neilson, Newton▼, Quinton, Remington▲, Renton, Rexton, Seaton, Seeton, Seton, Sexton, Shipton, Swinton, Teyton, Triston▼, Triton, Vinton, Welton, Wilton▼, Winston▲ and Wriston. These names tend to be more frequently used than Leighton.
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