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Keith

/ˈkiθ/ · 100% boys · #801 in the US for boys, 2025

Keith has been given to about 440,123 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈkiθ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 356,552
Median age today58 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Keith per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 12,483
  • Born in 2025311
  • All time440,123
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Keith?

Keith ranks 801st among American boys in 2025, with 311 born that year. Its best year was 1957, when 12,483 babies were given the name, ranking 36th. The typical living American called Keith is about 58 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Carolina, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Keith

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kennith0.85
  2. Kenneth0.66
  3. Seth0.62
  4. Heath0.62
  5. Smith0.62
  6. Krish0.56
  7. Kent0.53
  8. Kermit0.53

Middle names for Keith

Ranked by flow score
  1. Keith Thomas0.74
  2. Keith James0.74
  3. Keith Cole0.73
  4. Keith Miles0.70
  5. Keith Wilder0.69
  6. Keith Paul0.55

Sibling names for Keith

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Leslieeither · 0.97
  2. Gregorybrother · 0.97
  3. Tonybrother · 0.96
  4. Robinsister · 0.95
  5. Jeffreybrother · 0.95
  6. Valeriesister · 0.95

Where Keith is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. South Carolina0.03%
  2. Missouri0.02%
  3. Louisiana0.02%
  4. Oklahoma0.02%
  5. Ohio0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Keith Evans0.73
  2. Keith Edwards0.73
  3. Keith Anderson0.73
  4. Keith Allen0.73
  5. Keith Adams0.73
  6. Keith Walker0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Keith

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Keith across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.