Leighton

Leighton is a unisex given name: about 55% of people named Leighton are men and 45% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh

Male 55%Female 45%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict: Unisex
Male / female split: 55% male / 45% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 7,205 male / 5,954 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Leighton

To address Leighton when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Leighton," in English, "Guten Tag Leighton," in German. About 55% of people named Leighton are men and 45% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Leighton,

German

Guten Tag Leighton,

French

Bonjour Leighton,

Spanish

Estimado/a Leighton:

Chinese

Leighton您好：

Japanese

Leighton様

English

Hi Leighton,

German

Hi Leighton,

French

Salut Leighton,

Spanish

Hola Leighton,

Chinese

Leighton你好：

Japanese

Leightonさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Leighton by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	unisex name	55%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

7,205 male · 5,954 female · 13,159 births recorded

Male 55%Female 45%

Since 1980: 44% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Leighton a male or female name?

Leighton is a unisex given name: about 55% of people named Leighton are men and 45% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Leighton in an email?

Is Leighton a unisex name?

Leighton is a unisex name: 55% of people named Leighton are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Leighton a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/leighton (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_leighton,
  title  = {Is Leighton a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/leighton},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}