Laith

Laith was the #893 boys' name in the US in 2025 (266 babies), and #254 in England & Wales and #605 in Canada.

Laith as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Laith as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandCanadaUS
Laith as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#893 (266)#254 (181)#367 (9)—#605 (48)
2024#977 (231)#304 (147)#404 (8)#785 (3)#463 (66)
2023#1,053 (206)#310 (142)——#886 (27)
2022#1,073 (204)#417 (101)#590 (4)#779 (3)#1,027 (22)
2021#1,188 (165)#446 (93)#477 (6)#755 (3)#739 (36)
2020#1,203 (157)#467 (84)#599 (4)—#1,071 (20)
2019#1,080 (185)#445 (91)#516 (5)—#882 (26)
2018#1,092 (180)#490 (81)——#712 (35)
2017#1,156 (163)#514 (77)——#937 (24)
2016#1,389 (126)#608 (59)——#1,118 (19)
2015#1,369 (127)#618 (59)——#873 (26)
2014#1,300 (136)#710 (46)——#1,200 (16)
2013#1,370 (123)#788 (39)——#1,470 (12)
2012#1,562 (101)#852 (36)——#1,403 (13)
2011#1,565 (100)#671 (48)——#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #893.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1969.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,400 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 6,400uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Laith is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 5,300 to 1 in 6,400.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Laith by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #632ILMichigan: #345MINew York: #434NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: #792PANew Jersey: #915NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #754CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #869MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #587VAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,040TNNorth Carolina: #936NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #919GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,039TXFlorida: #1,353FL
Laith (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#31043
Quebec2025#7165

Laith (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LaithCanadaBoys#60548
LaithEngland & WalesBoys#254181
LaithIrelandBoys—too few
LaithNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
LaithScotlandBoys#3679
LaithUSBoys#893266