74%RatingSave Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. LAY-tən [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Variant of Layton. It jumped in popularity as a feminine name after 2007, when actress Leighton Meester (1986-) began appearing on the television series Gossip Girl. PopularityDetails Last ranked #416 in 2021 England and Wales Last ranked #374 in 2022 (f) #819 in 2022 (m) United States People think this name isRate·Details formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange serious Categories isograms, surnames, teen idols, YouTubers