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Layth

Masculine · “lion”

1987high 2024
#2332 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year
rare59 boys in 2025

Layth is a lion in Arabic — one of several words for the animal, this one suggesting strength and courage.

How old is the name Layth?

Layth first appears in US birth records in 1987 — 38 years ago. The typical Layth is a kid of about 10 — this name's wave is very recent. About 900 people named Layth are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Layth most popular?

Layth peaked in 2024, reaching #2313 nationally. Today it ranks #2332, 19 places below that high. See the whole 2024 chart.

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Where it comes from

The story of Layth

Arabic is said to have dozens of words for a lion, each carrying a distinct quality, and layth is the one for strength and daring. Al-Layth ibn Sa'd was a major Egyptian jurist of the eighth century whose school did not survive him. The name is standard across Arabic naming and is in current American use.

Meaning

lion

From the Arabic layth, 'lion', one of a large set of Arabic words for the animal, each with a different shade. This one carries strength and boldness. Layth ibn Sa'd was an eighth-century Egyptian jurist. The Arabic is documented.

How the name formed

  1. layth
  2. Layth

Related forms: ليث · Laith · Laith

Pronouncing Layth

LAYTH

One syllable. The th is the voiceless sound as in 'think'.

Nicknames for Layth

Moderate

LayThe front sound alone, which collides with an ordinary English verb
LaithyAn affectionate stretch, used inside families rather than generally
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

BOYS NAMED · 1987–202561310615919872025

US babies named Layth per year from 1987 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#23131980s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1987
Most boys named
202461 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#2313reached in 2024
Change vs 2024
−3.3%59 in 2025, from 61
Layth sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2024, with 61 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Layth in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • ليث in Arabic — transliteration
  • Laith in English — spelling variant
  • Laith in Urdu — spelling variant

Strongest US states over the last decade: California, New York, Texas.

Layths among us

900

people named Layth are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 28,950 born in 2025 was named Layth

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

Spellings of Layth

#2332
Layth on the 2025 chart
#622
counting every spelling

The SSA counts spellings, not names. Layth went to 59 boys in 2025, but Laith is the same name said out loud. Together the 2 spellings went to 325, which makes it the 622nd most-given boys’ name of the year — 1,710 places above the chart.

About 1 boy in 5,256 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 28,950 for Layth itself.

Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method

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Is it right for you

The Atanacio test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Layth's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Atanacio climbed just as high around 1925, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Atanacio's path sketches the road Layth is walking now.

40%chance Layth will feel “very 2020s” by 2040
Layth, aligned on its peakAtanacio· peak 1925not yet written
#1#10#100#1000peak-40 yrs+70 yrsAtanacio · #7036Layth today
Layth today is about where Atanacio stood in 1926 — 1 year past a #2313-sized peak. By 1941, Atanacio had settled around #2940.
Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Layth sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Where Layth is headed

19872030

US babies named Layth per year, 1987 to 2025, with a projection to 2030

Layth looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 15% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.

Rising+15% by 2030projected around #2,260 in 2030

Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.

A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.

Layth beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Layth in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Layththis name59#2332Harlen59#2332Skye59#2332Keyon59#2332Rishaan59#2332

US boys given each name in 2025.

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • That Arabic has many words for a lion, each with a shade, is a first-rate fact.
  • The lion meaning is concrete and strong.
  • One syllable, clean, and never mispronounced in English.
What to consider
  • Laith and Layth are both in circulation.
  • It reads as specifically Arabic.
  • It is very short and can be swallowed by a long surname.

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Frequently asked

How many Layths are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 900 people named Layth are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How do you spell Layth?
Layth is one of 2 recorded spellings. Laith is the more common one — 266 births in 2025 against 59 for Layth.
How popular is the name Layth in 2025?
Layth ranks #2332 among US boy names in 2025, with 59 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Layth?
About 1 in every 28,950 US boys born in 2025 was named Layth — 59 in all.
Will my child share the name Layth with classmates?
Layth will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Ranked beside Layth

Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.

Harlen#2332 · Skye#2332 · Keyon#2332 · Rishaan#2332 · Oak#2332 · Kobi#2332 · Merlin#2332 · Saad#2332

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