Keith

Given to 440,123 US babies since 1888

▼ Falling −31% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#800
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
311
boys 311
Peak year
1966
11,614 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
440,123
since 1888

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Keith was most popular in 1966, when 11,614 babies recorded as boys got the name (6.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 311 babies were named Keith, ranking #800 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 31%.0246818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1966 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Keith was most popular in 1966, when 11,614 babies recorded as boys got the name (6.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 311 babies were named Keith, ranking #800 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 31%.024681880192019602000Peak 1966

Keith was most popular in 1966, when 11,614 babies recorded as boys got the name (6.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 311 babies were named Keith, ranking #800 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 31%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 311 800
2024 <5 — 337 756
2023 <5 — 373 711
2022 <5 — 382 694
2021 <5 — 470 591
2020 <5 — 461 598
2019 <5 — 512 550
2018 <5 — 571 503
2017 <5 — 587 492
2016 <5 — 634 485
2015 <5 — 729 424
2014 <5 — 754 412
2013 <5 — 761 392
2012 <5 — 842 361
2011 <5 — 806 368
2010 <5 — 890 346
2009 <5 — 967 329
2008 <5 — 1,061 314
2007 8 12676 1,158 298
2006 <5 — 1,250 276
2005 <5 — 1,165 285
2004 8 11624 1,315 252
2003 8 11325 1,313 251
2002 6 13595 1,326 248
2001 <5 — 1,432 237
2000 9 9874 1,525 222
1999 <5 — 1,662 206
1998 <5 — 1,785 190
1997 5 13724 2,000 169
1996 8 9581 2,183 159
1995 5 13386 2,457 142
1994 11 7604 2,785 126
1993 14 6264 3,265 109
1992 15 6008 3,628 102
1991 13 6588 4,124 89
1990 23 4230 4,481 80
1989 26 3784 4,893 70
1988 41 2597 4,949 70
1987 45 2332 4,783 69
1986 36 2682 5,040 66
1985 45 2253 5,214 64
1984 44 2227 5,327 61
1983 40 2360 5,313 61
1982 38 2492 5,620 59
1981 44 2265 5,621 58
1980 40 2391 5,887 56
1979 44 2218 6,186 52
1978 29 2801 6,172 49
1977 40 2257 6,597 48
1976 61 1619 6,745 48
1975 34 2357 6,823 49
1974 51 1760 7,390 44
1973 60 1548 8,165 41
1972 45 1856 9,145 38
1971 48 1828 9,851 37
1970 58 1619 9,615 38
1969 48 1755 9,445 36
1968 74 1279 9,861 35
1967 62 1399 11,006 34
1966 59 1430 11,614 32
1965 43 1715 10,670 35
1964 45 1731 11,655 34
1963 51 1580 12,243 33
1962 55 1511 11,626 36
1961 53 1553 12,275 35
1960 45 1673 12,180 35
1959 48 1567 11,758 39
1958 42 1657 11,905 37
1957 46 1588 12,437 36
1956 31 1931 11,480 36
1955 32 1877 10,418 39
1954 20 2450 8,355 45
1953 20 2363 7,375 47
1952 32 1746 7,174 49
1951 20 2245 5,767 59
1950 20 2185 4,566 78
1949 14 2726 3,878 85
1948 16 2491 3,660 89
1947 13 2898 3,684 91
1946 18 2228 2,860 96
1945 7 3676 2,165 108
1944 16 2199 2,293 104
1943 12 2695 2,382 108
1942 11 2817 1,785 123
1941 10 2846 1,652 119
1940 6 3863 1,512 125
1939 8 3145 1,506 117
1938 11 2579 1,535 120
1937 7 3434 1,342 123
1936 6 3701 1,402 122
1935 <5 — 1,369 125
1934 8 3159 1,352 125
1933 13 2275 1,315 127
1932 11 2644 1,315 133
1931 14 2205 1,377 122
1930 16 2110 1,354 130
1929 9 3137 1,242 138
1928 16 2194 1,223 139
1927 10 3053 1,232 141
1926 13 2569 1,120 148
1925 18 2119 1,138 146
1924 9 3393 1,071 150
1923 6 4376 1,104 145
1922 15 2387 984 157
1921 8 3666 998 153
1920 11 2899 803 175
1919 9 3219 653 194
1918 9 3244 580 214
1917 5 4594 518 216
1916 8 3258 476 224
1915 <5 — 422 236
1914 <5 — 291 251
1913 <5 — 212 261
1912 <5 — 169 271
1911 <5 — 60 355
1910 <5 — 43 407
1909 <5 — 42 365
1908 <5 — 42 349
1907 <5 — 45 318
1906 <5 — 31 387
1905 <5 — 35 346
1904 <5 — 17 538
1903 <5 — 21 451
1902 <5 — 20 475
1901 <5 — 15 506
1900 5 1932 16 623
1899 <5 — 14 521
1898 <5 — 7 885
1897 <5 — 7 852
1896 <5 — 14 551
1895 <5 — 6 978
1894 <5 — 11 631
1893 <5 — 13 538
1892 <5 — 7 861
1891 <5 — <5 —
1890 <5 — 7 814
1889 <5 — 6 878
1888 <5 — 6 917

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Where Keith is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years