Raith
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RAYTH
- Origin
- Scottish
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Raith is a boys' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
Where does Raith come from?
Scottish: Scottish place name in Fife, probably from Gaelic rath 'ring-fort'
Is Raith a girl's or a boy's name?
Raith is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Raith in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 64% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Raith, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Raith in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Raith in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 2 | #6,493 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Raith
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Raith: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/raith, updated 20 October 2026.