Baby NamesExplore all names
SHARED SPELLING

✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Leith

Used in both girl and boy records

Leith appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

Choose a record

Leith by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDLeith as a girl’s nameUS records 1926–1973
#20240girl rank1973peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDLeith as a boy’s nameUS records 1916–2024
#5831boy rank2018peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Leith in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19679 uses#380019431941–197317 listed years
Boy201822 uses#254919691916–202067 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.