Keith
Last seen for girls in 2007 at #12,676 · #800 for boys in 2025, 311 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1966 · 11,614 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 46 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 437,907since 1888
Keith over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #800 | 311 | |
| 2024 | — | #756 | 337 | |
| 2023 | — | #711 | 373 | |
| 2022 | — | #694 | 382 | |
| 2021 | — | #591 | 470 | |
| 2020 | — | #598 | 461 | |
| 2019 | — | #550 | 512 | |
| 2018 | — | #503 | 571 | |
| 2017 | — | #492 | 587 | |
| 2016 | — | #485 | 634 | |
| 2015 | — | #424 | 729 | |
| 2014 | — | #412 | 754 | |
| 2013 | — | #392 | 761 | |
| 2012 | — | #361 | 842 | |
| 2011 | — | #368 | 806 | |
| 2010 | — | #346 | 890 | |
| 2009 | — | #329 | 967 | |
| 2008 | — | #314 | 1,061 | |
| 2007 | #12,676 | 8 | #298 | 1,158 |
| 2006 | — | #276 | 1,250 | |
| 2005 | — | #285 | 1,165 | |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #252 | 1,315 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #251 | 1,313 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #248 | 1,326 |
| 2001 | — | #237 | 1,432 | |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | #222 | 1,525 |
| 1999 | — | #206 | 1,662 | |
| 1998 | — | #190 | 1,785 | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #169 | 2,000 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #159 | 2,183 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #142 | 2,457 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | #126 | 2,785 |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | #109 | 3,265 |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 | #102 | 3,628 |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | #89 | 4,124 |
| 1990 | #4,230 | 23 | #80 | 4,481 |
| 1989 | #3,784 | 26 | #70 | 4,893 |
| 1988 | #2,597 | 41 | #70 | 4,949 |
| 1987 | #2,332 | 45 | #69 | 4,783 |
| 1986 | #2,682 | 36 | #66 | 5,040 |
| 1985 | #2,253 | 45 | #64 | 5,214 |
| 1984 | #2,227 | 44 | #61 | 5,327 |
| 1983 | #2,360 | 40 | #61 | 5,313 |
| 1982 | #2,492 | 38 | #59 | 5,620 |
| 1981 | #2,265 | 44 | #58 | 5,621 |
| 1980 | #2,391 | 40 | #56 | 5,887 |
| 1979 | #2,218 | 44 | #52 | 6,186 |
| 1978 | #2,801 | 29 | #49 | 6,172 |
| 1977 | #2,257 | 40 | #48 | 6,597 |
| 1976 | #1,619 | 61 | #48 | 6,745 |
| 1975 | #2,357 | 34 | #49 | 6,823 |
| 1974 | #1,760 | 51 | #44 | 7,390 |
| 1973 | #1,548 | 60 | #41 | 8,165 |
| 1972 | #1,856 | 45 | #38 | 9,145 |
| 1971 | #1,828 | 48 | #37 | 9,851 |
| 1970 | #1,619 | 58 | #38 | 9,615 |
| 1969 | #1,755 | 48 | #36 | 9,445 |
| 1968 | #1,279 | 74 | #35 | 9,861 |
| 1967 | #1,399 | 62 | #34 | 11,006 |
| 1966 | #1,430 | 59 | #32 | 11,614 |
| 1965 | #1,715 | 43 | #35 | 10,670 |
| 1964 | #1,731 | 45 | #34 | 11,655 |
| 1963 | #1,580 | 51 | #33 | 12,243 |
| 1962 | #1,511 | 55 | #36 | 11,626 |
| 1961 | #1,553 | 53 | #35 | 12,275 |
| 1960 | #1,673 | 45 | #35 | 12,180 |
| 1959 | #1,567 | 48 | #39 | 11,758 |
| 1958 | #1,657 | 42 | #37 | 11,905 |
| 1957 | #1,588 | 46 | #36 | 12,437 |
| 1956 | #1,931 | 31 | #36 | 11,480 |
| 1955 | #1,877 | 32 | #39 | 10,418 |
| 1954 | #2,450 | 20 | #45 | 8,355 |
| 1953 | #2,363 | 20 | #47 | 7,375 |
| 1952 | #1,746 | 32 | #49 | 7,174 |
| 1951 | #2,245 | 20 | #59 | 5,767 |
| 1950 | #2,185 | 20 | #78 | 4,566 |
| 1949 | #2,726 | 14 | #85 | 3,878 |
| 1948 | #2,491 | 16 | #89 | 3,660 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 | #91 | 3,684 |
| 1946 | #2,228 | 18 | #96 | 2,860 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #108 | 2,165 |
| 1944 | #2,199 | 16 | #104 | 2,293 |
| 1943 | #2,695 | 12 | #108 | 2,382 |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | #123 | 1,785 |
| 1941 | #2,846 | 10 | #119 | 1,652 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #125 | 1,512 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #117 | 1,506 |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | #120 | 1,535 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #123 | 1,342 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #122 | 1,402 |
| 1935 | — | #125 | 1,369 | |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | #125 | 1,352 |
| 1933 | #2,275 | 13 | #127 | 1,315 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | #133 | 1,315 |
| 1931 | #2,205 | 14 | #122 | 1,377 |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | #130 | 1,354 |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | #138 | 1,242 |
| 1928 | #2,194 | 16 | #139 | 1,223 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #141 | 1,232 |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | #148 | 1,120 |
| 1925 | #2,119 | 18 | #146 | 1,138 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #150 | 1,071 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #145 | 1,104 |
| 1922 | #2,387 | 15 | #157 | 984 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #153 | 998 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | #175 | 803 |
| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | #194 | 653 |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #214 | 580 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #216 | 518 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #224 | 476 |
| 1915 | — | #236 | 422 | |
| 1914 | — | #251 | 291 | |
| 1913 | — | #261 | 212 | |
| 1912 | — | #271 | 169 | |
| 1911 | — | #355 | 60 | |
| 1910 | — | #407 | 43 | |
| 1909 | — | #365 | 42 | |
| 1908 | — | #349 | 42 | |
| 1907 | — | #318 | 45 | |
| 1906 | — | #387 | 31 | |
| 1905 | — | #346 | 35 | |
| 1904 | — | #538 | 17 | |
| 1903 | — | #451 | 21 | |
| 1902 | — | #475 | 20 | |
| 1901 | — | #506 | 15 | |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | #623 | 16 |
| 1899 | — | #521 | 14 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
| 1896 | — | #551 | 14 | |
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | #631 | 11 | |
| 1893 | — | #538 | 13 | |
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Keith! It came in at #917, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1891, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Keith is popular in 1971
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Hampshire#26 · 1 in 87
- Rhode Island#28 · 1 in 90
- Massachusetts#28 · 1 in 101
- Delaware#29 · 1 in 104
- District of Columbia#29 · 1 in 110
Best ever in a state: #10 in Utah, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #26 | 66 | 1 in 87 |
| Massachusetts | #28 | 423 | 1 in 101 |
| Rhode Island | #28 | 75 | 1 in 90 |
| Delaware | #29 | 41 | 1 in 104 |
| District of Columbia | #29 | 98 | 1 in 110 |
| Louisiana | #29 | 254 | 1 in 130 |
| Connecticut | #30 | 177 | 1 in 116 |
| Virginia | #31 | 259 | 1 in 142 |
| New Jersey | #32 | 405 | 1 in 127 |
| Tennessee | #32 | 235 | 1 in 147 |
| Maryland | #33 | 214 | 1 in 124 |
| Vermont | #33 | 29 | 1 in 114 |
| Florida | #34 | 328 | 1 in 164 |
| Georgia | #34 | 264 | 1 in 166 |
| Illinois | #34 | 596 | 1 in 153 |
| Maine | #34 | 61 | 1 in 132 |
| Arkansas | #35 | 113 | 1 in 141 |
| New York | #35 | 915 | 1 in 150 |
| Pennsylvania | #35 | 670 | 1 in 132 |
| Wisconsin | #37 | 216 | 1 in 157 |
| Missouri | #38 | 236 | 1 in 162 |
| Ohio | #38 | 560 | 1 in 165 |
| Michigan | #39 | 456 | 1 in 168 |
| South Carolina | #40 | 133 | 1 in 176 |
| West Virginia | #40 | 82 | 1 in 176 |
| Hawaii | #41 | 39 | 1 in 160 |
| Mississippi | #42 | 116 | 1 in 184 |
| North Carolina | #42 | 235 | 1 in 189 |
| Nevada | #43 | 23 | 1 in 163 |
| Alabama | #44 | 171 | 1 in 176 |
| Indiana | #44 | 247 | 1 in 186 |
| Kentucky | #44 | 150 | 1 in 194 |
| South Dakota | #45 | 28 | 1 in 174 |
| Iowa | #47 | 106 | 1 in 203 |
| Texas | #47 | 454 | 1 in 251 |
| Alaska | #48 | 16 | 1 in 199 |
| Minnesota | #48 | 141 | 1 in 211 |
| North Dakota | #48 | 26 | 1 in 185 |
| Washington | #49 | 117 | 1 in 217 |
| Kansas | #50 | 86 | 1 in 184 |
| Oklahoma | #51 | 94 | 1 in 215 |
| Arizona | #52 | 69 | 1 in 253 |
| Colorado | #54 | 78 | 1 in 244 |
| California | #55 | 561 | 1 in 288 |
| Montana | #56 | 22 | 1 in 234 |
| New Mexico | #68 | 32 | 1 in 301 |
| Oregon | #70 | 50 | 1 in 313 |
| Nebraska | #74 | 32 | 1 in 359 |
| Idaho | #81 | 17 | 1 in 346 |
| Utah | #90 | 30 | 1 in 417 |
| Wyoming | #111 | 5 | 1 in 466 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Keith
- 44 spots since 2024 (#756 → #800)
- 202 spots since 2020 (#598 → #800)
- 376 spots since 2015 (#424 → #800)
- Biggest jump: 427 spots in 1896 (#978 → #551)
- Biggest drop: 347 spots in 1895 (#631 → #978)
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1966 at #32 (11,614 births)
- Births halved by 1981, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 46 yrs · run 1946–1991
- Top 1,000: 137 yrs · run 1892–2025
- Highest: 1 in 154 boys born in 1966 were named Keith (0.65%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,492 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 25.7% of all boys named Keith (112,575) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | #878 (1889) | #898 |
| 1890s | 86 | #521 (1899) | #737 |
| 1900s | 284 | #318 (1907) | #436 |
| 1910s | 3,424 | #194 (1919) | #263 |
| 1920s | 10,915 | #138 (1929) | #149 |
| 1930s | 13,867 | #117 (1939) | #124 |
| 1940s | 25,871 | #85 (1949) | #105 |
| 1950s | 91,235 | #36 (1957) | #47 |
| 1960s | 112,575 | #32 (1966) | #35 |
| 1970s | 76,689 | #37 (1971) | #44 |
| 1980s | 52,647 | #56 (1980) | #63 |
| 1990s | 28,370 | #80 (1990) | #137 |
| 2000s | 12,512 | #222 (2000) | #271 |
| 2010s | 7,086 | #346 (2010) | #433 |
| 2020s | 2,334 | #591 (2021) | #692 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Keith in 1971
Top girls' names in 1971
Top boys' names in 1971
More about 1971
girls
1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 34,663 of them was named Keith, which outranked 81.0% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,805Tammera49
- #1,805Tommy49
- #1,805Wendee49
- #1,828Keith48
- #1,828Bernita48
- #1,828Bronwyn48
- #1,828Coreen48
- #1,857Abbey47
- #1,857Belen47
- #1,857Dallas47
Tied with 28 names at #1,828; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 180 of them was named Keith, which outranked 99.3% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.