Laith

Meaning: Lion
Origin: Arabic — Used as an epithet

Meaning: “liquid”
Origin: Scottish Gaelic — From the place name Leith, from laith

Boy's name · #896 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Laith is climbing: on the charts since 1969, it reached #896 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 270 boys given the name last year. Roughly 3,600 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

See where Laith is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Laith ranks in other countries and regions.

#254 in England & Wales (2025) · #379 in Scotland (2025) · #419 in Sweden (2025) · #519 in Austria (2025) · #679 in Belgium (2025) · #831 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,956 in France (2025) · #453 in Canada (2024).

Famous Laiths

Laith Hussein — Iraqi football player
Laith Nakli — English actor
Laith Nobari — Iranian footballer
Laith Pharaon — Saudi Arabian powerboat racer and entrepreneur
Laith Al-Deen — German singer

What Laiths become

Among 32 notable people named Laith:

No single standout — notable Laiths spread across many fields.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Layth (#2342), Laith would rank around #783 with about 320 births last year — the newborns split about 82/18 between Laith and Layth.

Similar names: Layth · Isa · Layton · Rayyan · Ghaith · Umar

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