Given name & surname
Lathe
“resembling a lion”
Lathe is a variant of Laith. One Arabic interpretation is “resembling a lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lathe is a variant of Laith. One Arabic interpretation is “resembling a lion.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lathe is a variant of Laith. An origin associated with Laith is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lathe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 18 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 102 as a first name in 2020; 300 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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