Spellings
Leighton or Layton?
In the US in 2025, 74% of babies in this name family were spelled Leighton and 26% Layton. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Leighton already led in 2015, with 56% of the family's births; it has 70% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,208 to 1,269 births (+5%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton | 680 | 892 | +31% |
| Layton | 528 | 377 | −29% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈleɪtən/ (LAY-tun). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Layton 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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