Keith
A Scottish place name in East Lothian, probably from a Celtic word for wood.
1957peak year
No. 32best rank (1966)
440,123babies since 1880
No. 800rank in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Keith first shows up in the national records in 1888. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1946 to 1991. Its biggest year was 1957, when 12,437 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 36 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1966, at No. 32. In 2025 it ranked No. 800 for boys. All told, 440,123 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Explore Keith interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | No. 878 |
| 1890s | 86 | No. 521 |
| 1900s | 284 | No. 318 |
| 1910s | 3,424 | No. 194 |
| 1920s | 10,915 | No. 138 |
| 1930s | 13,867 | No. 117 |
| 1940s | 25,871 | No. 85 |
| 1950s | 91,235 | No. 36 |
| 1960s | 112,575 | No. 32 |
| 1970s | 76,689 | No. 37 |
| 1980s | 52,647 | No. 56 |
| 1990s | 28,370 | No. 80 |
| 2000s | 12,512 | No. 222 |
| 2010s | 7,086 | No. 346 |
| 2020s | 2,334 | No. 591 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.