Keith
Scottish surname from a place in East Lothian, whose name is thought to come from a Brythonic word for wood.
Keith in 2025
Keith was given to 311 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,647th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 10,660 babies born.
The history of Keith
Keith reached its highest point in 1957, when 12,483 babies were given the name, ranking 67th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 66th, in 1956.
Across the 138 years of records since 1888, 440,123 babies have been named Keith. Half of them were born before 1966, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Keith by decade
| Decade | Babies named Keith | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | 1,994 |
| 1890s | 86 | 1,358 |
| 1900s | 289 | 853 |
| 1910s | 3,455 | 443 |
| 1920s | 11,030 | 302 |
| 1930s | 13,961 | 268 |
| 1940s | 25,994 | 178 |
| 1950s | 91,546 | 66 |
| 1960s | 113,110 | 66 |
| 1970s | 77,159 | 66 |
| 1980s | 53,046 | 103 |
| 1990s | 28,464 | 154 |
| 2000s | 12,551 | 429 |
| 2010s | 7,086 | 705 |
| 2020s | 2,334 | 1,217 |
Where Keith is heading
Keith has fallen 57% over the past decade, from 729 babies in 2015 to 311 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1957 peak — Keith is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Keith
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Keith.