Raith
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Raith by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Raith.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Raith
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Raith. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ralphwolf counsel541 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rainerain or counsel; from Rein47 in England and Wales (2025)
- Raifecounsel wolf; a variant of Ralph85 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rajahking, ruler, prince14 in the US (2017)
- Rohithascending, rising7 in the US (2017)
- Ramahelevated or high place5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Raith
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