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Boy's nameOrigin: ArabicIn Israel: steady

LaithIn Hebrew: ליית · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

With vowel points: לֵית'

Laith (Hebrew: ליית) is a boy's name of Arabic origin. 1,729 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 75 boys and ranked #215. Its peak year was 2015, with 84 babies.

People in Israel
1,729
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
75
rank #215
Peak year
2015
84 babies
USA, 2025
266
rank #893

Writing and saying Laith

In Hebrew letters the name is ליית, read right to left. Laith is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Laith by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Laith: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Laith in English-speaking countries

Laith in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States2025266#8932025 (266)
United Kingdom2025190#2712025 (190)
England and Wales2025181#2542025 (181)
Scotland20259#3672025 (9)
Alberta20256#6832024 (12)
Quebec20255#7172015 (6)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Laith has every year and the other spellings.

Questions about Laith

How do you write Laith in Hebrew?

Laith is written ליית in Hebrew (with vowel points: לֵית'). Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Laith?

1,729 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name ליית: 0 women and 1,729 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Laith a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named ליית are men.

Is Laith used outside Israel?

The name Laith appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 266 boys were given it in 2025 (#893), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 190 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.