Given name & surname
Leath
“from the broad river”
Leath is a variant of Leith. One interpretation is “from the broad river.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leath is a variant of Leith. One interpretation is “from the broad river.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leath through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21
- 0 boys · 21 girls
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 6 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 girls is 6 in 1967. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,201 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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