Laith
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LAYTH
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #271 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #893 for boys
Laith is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “lion”. In 2025 it ranked 271st for boys in the UK (190 babies) and 893rd for boys in the US (266 babies).
What does Laith mean?
Arabic: Arabic word name
“lion”
One of several Arabic names meaning lion, alongside Asad and Haydar.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Laith a girl's or a boy's name?
Laith is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 190 boys in the UK and 266 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Laith in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #271among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 190about 1 in 1,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 83% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 190 boys in the UK were named Laith, making it the 271st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 488th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Laith of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Laith in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 271 boys in the UK were given Laith or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #217, up from #271 for this spelling alone.
- Laith 190
- Layth 81
Among boys in 2025, it was 254th in England and Wales and 367th in Scotland.
Laith in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 190 | #271 |
| 2024 | 155 | #319 |
| 2023 | 144 | #340 |
| 2022 | 105 | #439 |
| 2021 | 99 | #467 |
| 2020 | 88 | #488 |
| 2019 | 96 | #469 |
| 2018 | 83 | #523 |
| 2017 | 78 | #554 |
| 2016 | 59 | #670 |
| 2015 | 59 | #662 |
| 2014 | 46 | #756 |
| 2013 | 40 | #843 |
| 2012 | 38 | #889 |
| 2011 | 49 | #721 |
| 2010 | 34 | #927 |
| 2009 | 30 | #972 |
| 2008 | 30 | #972 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 27 | #959 |
| 2005 | 25 | #972 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Laith in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #893among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 266about 1 in 6,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 266 boys in the US were named Laith, making it the 893rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,203rd. It first appears in the records in 1969.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Laith of any year since it first appeared, in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Laith in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 325 boys in the US were given Laith or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #731, up from #893 for this spelling alone.
- Laith 266
- Layth 59
Laith in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 266 | #893 |
| 2024 | 231 | #977 |
| 2023 | 206 | #1,053 |
| 2022 | 204 | #1,073 |
| 2021 | 165 | #1,188 |
| 2020 | 157 | #1,203 |
| 2019 | 185 | #1,080 |
| 2018 | 180 | #1,092 |
| 2017 | 163 | #1,156 |
| 2016 | 126 | #1,389 |
| 2015 | 127 | #1,369 |
| 2014 | 136 | #1,300 |
| 2013 | 123 | #1,370 |
| 2012 | 101 | #1,562 |
| 2011 | 100 | #1,565 |
| 2010 | 90 | #1,697 |
| 2009 | 91 | #1,707 |
| 2008 | 106 | #1,523 |
| 2007 | 82 | #1,781 |
| 2006 | 59 | #2,175 |
| 2005 | 69 | #1,850 |
| 2004 | 73 | #1,728 |
| 2003 | 59 | #1,958 |
| 2002 | 55 | #1,994 |
| 2001 | 49 | #2,113 |
| 2000 | 43 | #2,252 |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,260 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,542 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,571 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,946 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
Names like Laith
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Yahya Rayan River Bodhi Aarav Brody Zayd Zayn Ayaan Rowan Lochlan
Other spellings of Laith
Names related to Laith
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Laith: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/laith, updated 20 October 2026.