How popular is the name Keith?

Keith ranks 81st among boys' names in US records, with 440,046 births since 1888. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,052.

Is Keith a unisex name?

No. Keith is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1957, when 12,444 children were given the name. It has been in use for 137 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Keath. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#81 of boy names

Pronounced K IY1 TH (ARPABET)

Keith is a boys' name, and first appears in 1888. It has been given to 440,046 children — the 81st most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 48% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1957, when 12,444 children were given it.

Keath is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1957Boys: 12,444Girls: 46

These spellings sound identical to Keith and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Keith?: Keith ranks 81st among boys' names in US records, with 440,046 births since 1888. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,052.
Is Keith a unisex name?: No. Keith is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Keith most popular?: 1957, when 12,444 children were given the name. It has been in use for 137 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Keith spelled?: Keath. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.