Leighton is an English name for boys and girls. The meaning is `from the unseeded land` The name Leighton is most commonly given to English and Welsh girls. (3 times more often than to American girls.) In the Netherlands and England and Wales it is (almost) solely given to boys What do they use in other countries? Leland (English) Leeland The name ... Found on https://www.pregnology.com/names/mixed/Leighton