74%RatingSave Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈleɪ.tən/ [key·simplify] 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 #407 in 2022 England and Wales Last ranked #357 in 2023 (f) #963 in 2023 (m) United States People think this name isRate·Details formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange serious Categories cat names, isograms, Jamaican sprinters, surnames, teen idols, trendy, YouTubers