Layth
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning lion.
Babies a year
81
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#478
81 babies · up from #630
Layth by the numbers
In 2025, 81 babies in England and Wales were named Layth. In the US, 34 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 38 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Layth. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Laith181 in England and Wales (2025)
- Laynefrom the lane; a form of Lane443 in the US (2017)
- Laytonsettlement on the lea; a place name68 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lakshmark, sign, aim, or objective12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leithwet, damp or grey; a place name4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Layten19 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a lion
Like Layth, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Layth
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