Leighton is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Leighton Baines (born 1984), English footballer
• Leighton Clarkson (born 2001), English footballer
• Leighton Dye (1901–1977), American hurdler
• Leighton A. Hope (1921–1998), New York politician
• Leighton James (born 1953), Welsh footballer
• Leighton Meester (born 1986), American actress, singer and model
• Leighton Phillips (born 1949), Welsh footballer
• Leighton Rees (1940–2003), Welsh dart player
• Leighton Schubert (born c. 1982), Texas politician
• Leighton Vander Esch (born 1997), American football player
• Leighton Walsh (born 1982), DJ better known by the stage name Walshy Fire

See also

• Leighton Buzzard
• Leighton Quarry
• Lleyton (given name)
• Layton (given name)
• All pages with titles beginning with Leighton