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1/21/2022, 9:40 PM Mike C update #111
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7/11/2018, 11:16 AM Mike C update #100
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM Mike C earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. LAY-tən

Meaning & History

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.