Meadow land or clearing
Leighland is a compound name derived from the Old English elements 'leah', meaning a meadow or forest clearing, and 'land'. It likely originated as a topographic surname for someone who lived near a specific tract of meadowland.
Less common today
Leighland isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,087 in 2010.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
