Keith

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Keith is a given name used predominantly for boys. There have been 439,808 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 437,592 as boys and 2,216 as girls. Keith gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1957 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 336
2023 373
2022 382
2021 468
2020 461
2019 512
2018 570
2017 587
2016 634
2015 729
2014 754
2013 761
2012 842
2011 806
2010 890
2009 967
2008 1,061
2007 1,164
2006 1,250
2005 1,165
2004 1,323
2003 1,321
2002 1,332
2001 1,432
2000 1,534
1999 1,662
1998 1,785
1997 2,005
1996 2,191
1995 2,462
1994 2,796
1993 3,279
1992 3,643
1991 4,137
1990 4,504
1989 4,918
1988 4,989
1987 4,827
1986 5,076
1985 5,260
1984 5,372
1983 5,353
1982 5,658
1981 5,665
1980 5,927
1979 6,232
1978 6,201
1977 6,638
1976 6,805
1975 6,856
1974 7,441
1973 8,227
1972 9,191
1971 9,900
1970 9,673
1969 9,491
1968 9,939
1967 11,068
1966 11,673
1965 10,714
1964 11,700
1963 12,292
1962 11,681
1961 12,331
1960 12,219
1959 11,807
1958 11,945
1957 12,483
1956 11,511
1955 10,447
1954 8,378
1953 7,396
1952 7,206
1951 5,787
1950 4,587
1949 3,892
1948 3,677
1947 3,696
1946 2,878
1945 2,171
1944 2,309
1943 2,394
1942 1,796
1941 1,662
1940 1,518
1939 1,514
1938 1,546
1937 1,349
1936 1,408
1935 1,368
1934 1,361
1933 1,328
1932 1,326
1931 1,391
1930 1,370
1929 1,251
1928 1,239
1927 1,242
1926 1,133
1925 1,156
1924 1,080
1923 1,110
1922 999
1921 1,006
1920 814
1919 662
1918 589
1917 523
1916 484
1915 422
1914 291
1913 212
1912 169
1911 60
1910 43
1909 42
1908 42
1907 45
1906 31
1905 35
1904 17
1903 21
1902 20
1901 15
1900 21
1899 14
1898 7
1897 7
1896 14
1895 6
1894 11
1893 13
1892 7
1890 7
1889 6
1888 6