Given name
Leithan
“from the broad river”
Leithan is a variant of Leith. One interpretation is “from the broad river.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leithan 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 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leithan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 5 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 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Leithan’s family of names
Leithan has a related form in Leith.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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