Is Leith a boy or girl name?

Leith is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 769 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 14.3% were girls and 85.7% were boys.

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Leith

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Leith was most popular in 2018, when 23 American babies were given the name — ranking #9,362 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 769 people named Leith.

Leith over time

Births per year. The dot marks Leith’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Leith a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Leith is mostly a boy’s name — 14.3% of the 769 Americans given it were girls and 85.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org