Laith is an Arabic name that means "lion", one of several lion names, alongside Asad and Hamza, that have been given to boys in the Arab world for centuries as a wish for courage. The spelling without a y follows the common English transliteration. Laith climbed from number 1373 in 2015 to the top 1000 in 2024 and reached number 896 in 2025, its highest rank to date.