Layth
Boy · LAYTH · Arabic
Layth is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “lion”. In 2025 it ranked 521st for boys in the UK (81 babies) and 2,332nd for boys in the US (59 babies).
What does Layth mean?
Arabic: spelling of Laith
“lion”
A spelling of Laith, one of several Arabic names meaning lion.
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Is Layth a girl's or a boy's name?
Layth is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 81 boys in the UK and 59 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Layth in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #521among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 81about 1 in 3,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 78% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 81 boys in the UK were named Layth, making it the 521st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 914th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Layth of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Layth in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 271 boys in the UK were given Layth or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #217, up from #521 for this spelling alone.
- Laith 190
- Layth 81
Among boys in 2025, it was 478th in England and Wales.
Layth in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81 | #521 |
| 2024 | 60 | #678 |
| 2023 | 46 | #794 |
| 2022 | 38 | #904 |
| 2021 | 60 | #673 |
| 2020 | 35 | #914 |
| 2019 | 37 | #889 |
| 2018 | 33 | #980 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,331 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,403 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Layth in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,332among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 59about 1 in 29,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 59 boys in the US were named Layth, making it the 2,332nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 61 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Layth in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 325 boys in the US were given Layth or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #731, up from #2,332 for this spelling alone.
- Laith 266
- Layth 59
Layth in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #2,332 |
| 2024 | 61 | #2,313 |
| 2023 | 34 | #3,414 |
| 2022 | 39 | #3,098 |
| 2021 | 37 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 51 | #2,555 |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,847 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,310 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,058 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3,084 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,691 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,580 |
| 2012 | 32 | #3,368 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2010 | 29 | #3,632 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
Names like Layth
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayn Zayd Luca Yahya Finn Muhammad Jax Abdullah Rayan Rayyan Rowan Zayan
Other spellings of Layth
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza Kairo Safa