Leith

Leith is a unisex given name: about 86% of people named Leith are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 86%Female 14%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 86% male / 14% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Arabic and Persian countries
US births since 1880: 549 male / 110 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Leith

To address Leith when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Leith," in English, "Guten Tag Leith," in German. About 86% of people named Leith are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Leith,

German

Guten Tag Leith,

French

Bonjour Leith,

Spanish

Estimado/a Leith:

Chinese

Leith您好：

Japanese

Leith様

English

Hi Leith,

German

Hi Leith,

French

Salut Leith,

Spanish

Hola Leith,

Chinese

Leith你好：

Japanese

Leithさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Leith by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	83%
Arabic and Persian countries	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

549 male · 110 female · 659 births recorded

Male 83%Female 17%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Leith a male or female name?

Leith is a unisex given name: about 86% of people named Leith are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Leith in an email?

Is Leith a unisex name?

Leith is not a unisex name: 86% of people named Leith are men. Leith leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Leith a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/leith (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_leith,
  title  = {Is Leith a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/leith},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}