Leith
A boys’ name of Scottish origin, meaning wet, damp or grey; a place name.
Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4275
4 babies
Leith by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Leith. In the US, 17 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leith. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Names about as common as Leith
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