How Many People Are Named Leith?
people named Leith are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 513,962 people in the US has this name
Based on 769 babies named Leith in Social Security records from 1916 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
23 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname, originally from the name of a Scottish town (now a district of Edinburgh), which is derived from Gaelic lìte "wet, damp". It is also the name of the river that flows though Edinburgh.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Leith, 13.5% were girls and 86.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Leith fell from 18.2% in the 1970s to 0% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Leith alive today is about 35 years old, and 44% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 54 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Leith first appears in the records in 1916 and was given most often in 2018, to 23 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Leith has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,627, in 1969. In 2025 it ranked #7,994. Among girls, its best rank was #4,012, in 1943.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,994 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,627 (1969) | #4,012 (1943) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,350 in the 2010s | #7,021 in the 1960s |
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