The baby name Leighanne is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-AN,/liːˈæn/.
Leighanne is English in Origin.
The baby name Leighanne is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-AN,/liːˈæn/.
Leighanne is English in Origin.
Leighanne is a modern English feminine given name formed by fusing Leigh and Anne. Leigh comes from Old English leah meaning meadow or clearing, while Anne traces to Hebrew Hannah meaning grace or favor, yielding the blended sense graceful meadow or grace in the meadow. Pronounced lee-AN or LEE-ann, the -eigh- spelling preserves the surname-style Leigh and lends contemporary polish.
Usage grew in Britain and Ireland from the 1970s through the 1990s amid enthusiasm for hyphenated and compound girls' names, and it appears in the United States as a rarer counterpart to Leanne and LeAnn. Variants and layouts include Leigh-Ann, Leigh Ann, Leighann, Leanne, Lee-Ann, Lee Ann, Leeann, and Lianne; informal short forms include Leigh and Annie. Internationally, related cognates stem from the Anne element (Anna, Ana, Áine), but the specific Leighanne blend remains English in origin.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 1993 | #1 | — | 540 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Girls | 1992 | #308 | 6 | 2,320 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #910 | 7 | 8,487 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,131 | 11 | 25,928 |
Leighanne is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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