Names Like Leith — Find Similar Baby Names
Leith is a 5-letter Scottish boys' name meaning “River”. This page collects 126 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Leigh and Layth, Scottish cousins like Abhainn and Abhainn, Aibne, rhyming names ending in -ith like Edith and Erith, and names sharing the “river” concept like Aberfa and Abhainn.
For the full Leith profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Leith page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Leith
24 baby names that differ from Leith by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh | 1 | Meadow. Surname Or Given Name. | English | Female |
| Layth | 2 | The Lion/Courage | Arabic | Male |
| Leah | 2 | Meadow | English | Female |
| Lei | 2 | Flower Bud | Chinese | Female |
| Leia | 2 | Child Of Heaven; Heavenly Flowers | Hawaiian | Female |
| Leigb | 2 | Meadow | English | Female |
| Leiko | 2 | Arrogant | Japanese | Female |
| Leil | 2 | Swahili And Muslim Name Meaning "Born At Night." | African | Female |
| Leila | 2 | Born At Night. | Arabic | Female |
| Leilah | 2 | Born At Night. | Arabic | Female |
| Leira | 2 | Reference To The Virgin Mary | Spanish | Female |
| Leisha | 2 | English | Female | |
| Leitis | 2 | Happy | Gaelic | Female |
| Leota | 2 | Of The People | German | Female |
| Leta | 2 | Swahili Name Meaning "Bring." | African | Female |
| Lethe | 2 | Myth Name (River Of Oblivion) | Greek | Female |
| Leyti | 2 | Shaped Like An Abalone Shell (Miwok) | Native American | Male |
| Lach | 3 | Lives Near Water | English | Male |
| Lai | 3 | Friend; Man; Law | Chamoru | Male |
| Laila | 3 | Night | Danish | Female |
| Laili | 3 | Nightfall | Hebrew | Female |
| Laina | 3 | Path: Roadway. Variant Of Surnames Lane And Laine. | English | Female |
| Laine | 3 | Path: Roadway. Variant Of Surnames Lane And Laine. | English | Female |
| Lair | 3 | Mare | Scottish | Female |
More Scottish Names
24 baby names that share Leith’s Scottish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abhainn | River | Male |
| Abhainn, Aibne | River ACAIR, AKIR, ACAISEID | Male |
| Acair | Anchor | Male |
| Acaiseid | Anchor | Male |
| Achaius | Friend Of A Horse | Male |
| Adaira | From The Oak Tree Ford | Female |
| Adairia | From The Oak Tree Ford | Female |
| Adhamh | Of The Earth | Male |
| Aibne | River | Male |
| Ail | From The Stony Place | Male |
| Aila | From The Strong Place | Female |
| Ailbert | Noble | Male |
| Ailean | Handsome | Male |
| Aileana | From The Green Meadow | Female |
| Aileene | Variant Of Evelyn. | Female |
| Ailein | From The Green Meadow | Male |
| Aillig | From The Stony Place | Male |
| Ainslee | My Meadow | Female |
| Akir | Anchor | Male |
| Akira | Anchor AILA | Female |
| Alasdair | Defender Of Mankind. Variant Of Alexander | Male |
| Alastair | Defender Of Man | Male |
| Alec | Defender Of Mankind. Variant Of Alexander | Male |
| Aleck | Defender Of Mankind. Variant Of Alexander | Male |
5-Letter L-Names Like Leith
24 names that share Leith's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Leith's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Leith
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Leith.
Names That Rhyme with Leith
18 baby names that share Leith's last 3 letters — -ith. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edith | "Joyous."Some Variants Are Edit, Edita, Editha, Edyt, And Edyth. | Anglo | Female |
| Erith | Flower | Hebrew | Female |
| Faith | Faithful | English | Female |
| Jaith | English | Male | |
| Keith | From The Battlefield | Irish | Male |
| Smith | Tradesman | English | Male |
| Ailith | Old English Name Meaning "Seasoned Warrior." Variant Aldith Exists. | English | Female |
| Ardith | Good War | Anglo | Female |
| Harith | Ploughman; Cultivator | Arabic | Male |
| Judith | Praised | Hebrew | Female |
| Lilith | Lily | Hebrew | Female |
| Tanith | An African Goddess. | African | Female |
| Gwenith | Blessed | Celtic | Female |
| Gwynith | Blessed | Celtic | Female |
| Orlaith | Golden | Irish | Female |
| Penrith | From Penrith | Anglo | Male |
| Aldfrith | Name Of A King | Anglo | Male |
| Ecgfrith | Name Of A King | Anglo | Male |
Names That Start Like Leith
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Leith — Lei-. Good for parents who like Leith's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lei | Flower Bud | Chinese | Female |
| Leia | Child Of Heaven; Heavenly Flowers | Hawaiian | Female |
| Leil | Swahili And Muslim Name Meaning "Born At Night." | African | Female |
| Leigb | Meadow | English | Female |
| Leigh | Meadow. Surname Or Given Name. | English | Female |
| Leiko | Arrogant | Japanese | Female |
| Leila | Born At Night. | Arabic | Female |
| Leira | Reference To The Virgin Mary | Spanish | Female |
| Leilah | Born At Night. | Arabic | Female |
| Leisha | English | Female | |
| Leitis | Happy | Gaelic | Female |
| Leianna | Derived From An Irish Gaelic Of Helen: (Light:Beautiful Woman): Var... | English | Female |
| Leilana | Heavenly Child. | Hawaiian | Female |
| Leilani | "Heavenly Flower, Heavenly Child" | Hawaiian | Male |
| Leilany | Heavenly Flower. Alternate Spelling: Leilani. | English | Female |
| Leiloni | Heavenly Child. Flower. | English | Female |
| Leighton | From The Meadow Farm | English | Male |
| Leilanie | Flower Of Heaven. | English | Female |