Laith vs Wyatt
Laith and Wyattcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Laith was ranked #404 and Wyatt #290 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Laith was ranked #304 and Wyatt #302 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Laith was ranked #785 and Wyatt #582 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Laith and Wyatt over time
Laith and Wyatt appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Wyatt held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Laith in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Wyatt reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Laith in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Laith and Wyatt changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #304 and #302.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Laith held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Wyatt in 23.
Highest recorded here: Laith #304 in 2024, Wyatt #264 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Laith #304, Wyatt #302.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Laith | Wyatt |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #304 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Laith and Wyatt both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Laith
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #304 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #304 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Wyatt
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2017–2019
Highest recorded position: #82 among boys in New Zealand, in 2019 (recorded 2017–2019).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys