Laithan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LAY-thun
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Laithan is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
Where does Laithan come from?
Modern: probably a variant of Leighton or a blend with Laith
Is Laithan a girl's or a boy's name?
Laithan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Laithan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 4 boys.
Laithan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
How popular is Laithan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Laithan, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Laithan in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 66 boys in the US were given Laithan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,878, up from #10,690 for this spelling alone.
Laithan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
Names like Laithan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lochlan Arjan Ronan Kayden Krishiv Rowan Aarav Orhan Vihaan Callan Ayaan Finn
Other spellings of Laithan
Names related to Laithan
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Laithan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/laithan, updated 20 October 2026.