Keith Name Popularity

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How popular is Keith?

The less frequently given name Keith was the 504th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #32 in 1966.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1957 with 12,425 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Keith was less than 5, most recently in 1891.

Keith, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1898-1907, 1908-1921, and 1939-1957, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1970-1975, 1988-2003, and 2006-2009.

Where is the name Keith popularity headed?

Keith's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

Keith's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Keith for their newborn has dropped.

The name Keith still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Keith is much less frequently used as a given name.

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		Keith (Girl)		Keith (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	565	504
2017		< 5	--	584	493
2016		< 5	--	631	486
2015		< 5	--	725	424
2014		< 5	--	751	413
2013		< 5	--	759	393
2012		< 5	--	839	362
2011		< 5	--	806	368
2010		< 5	--	888	346
2009		< 5	--	965	329
2008		< 5	--	1,060	315
2007		8	13,297	1,155	298
2006		< 5	--	1,250	276
2005		< 5	--	1,165	285
2004		8	12,187	1,313	252
2003		8	11,866	1,314	251
2002		6	14,510	1,324	248
2001		< 5	--	1,432	237
2000		9	10,318	1,525	222
1999		< 5	--	1,662	206
1998		< 5	--	1,785	190
1997		5	14,891	2,000	169
1996		8	10,040	2,183	158
1995		5	14,536	2,457	142
1994		11	7,877	2,784	126
1993		14	6,432	3,264	109
1992		15	6,147	3,629	102
1991		13	6,783	4,124	89
1990		23	4,308	4,481	80
1989		26	3,829	4,894	70
1988		41	2,615	4,946	70
1987		45	2,345	4,782	69
1986		36	2,697	5,037	66
1985		45	2,268	5,213	64
1984		44	2,244	5,327	61
1983		40	2,374	5,318	61
1982		38	2,507	5,620	59
1981		44	2,285	5,619	58
1980		40	2,409	5,888	56
1979		44	2,229	6,191	52
1978		29	2,822	6,173	49
1977		40	2,274	6,604	48
1976		61	1,626	6,750	48
1975		34	2,382	6,824	49
1974		51	1,761	7,391	44
1973		60	1,555	8,168	41
1972		45	1,868	9,155	38
1971		48	1,836	9,860	37
1970		58	1,624	9,613	38
1969		48	1,767	9,447	36
1968		73	1,293	9,868	35
1967		63	1,387	11,009	34
1966		59	1,437	11,612	32
1965		43	1,728	10,680	35
1964		45	1,738	11,657	34
1963		50	1,605	12,244	33
1962		56	1,503	11,619	36
1961		53	1,559	12,277	35
1960		45	1,684	12,187	35
1959		48	1,575	11,743	39
1958		42	1,665	11,892	37
1957		46	1,597	12,425	36
1956		30	1,980	11,484	36
1955		32	1,891	10,406	39
1954		21	2,411	8,360	45
1953		20	2,396	7,378	47
1952		32	1,760	7,172	49
1951		20	2,284	5,769	59
1950		20	2,216	4,568	78
1949		14	2,790	3,879	85
1948		16	2,549	3,660	89
1947		13	2,979	3,682	91
1946		18	2,271	2,861	96
1945		7	3,839	2,163	108
1944		16	2,240	2,293	104
1943		12	2,779	2,382	108
1942		11	2,899	1,785	122
1941		10	2,950	1,651	119
1940		6	4,101	1,512	125
1939		8	3,288	1,506	117
1938		11	2,663	1,535	120
1937		7	3,628	1,342	123
1936		6	3,937	1,403	122
1935		< 5	--	1,368	125
1934		8	3,314	1,351	125
1933		13	2,334	1,314	127
1932		11	2,737	1,315	132
1931		14	2,256	1,377	124
1930		16	2,157	1,355	130
1929		9	3,260	1,242	138
1928		16	2,238	1,223	139
1927		10	3,175	1,232	141
1926		13	2,635	1,119	148
1925		18	2,154	1,140	146
1924		9	3,524	1,070	150
1923		6	4,680	1,105	145
1922		15	2,433	984	157
1921		8	3,849	998	153
1920		11	3,001	803	175
1919		9	3,331	653	194
1918		9	3,388	580	214
1917		5	4,949	518	216
1916		8	3,415	476	224
1915		< 5	--	422	236
1914		< 5	--	291	251
1913		< 5	--	212	261
1912		< 5	--	169	273
1911		< 5	--	60	356
1910		< 5	--	43	411
1909		< 5	--	42	366
1908		< 5	--	42	351
1907		< 5	--	45	318
1906		< 5	--	31	391
1905		< 5	--	35	350
1904		< 5	--	17	551
1903		< 5	--	21	460
1902		< 5	--	20	482
1901		< 5	--	15	520
1900		5	2,075	16	638
1899		< 5	--	14	532
1898		< 5	--	7	945
1897		< 5	--	7	893
1896		< 5	--	14	572
1895		< 5	--	6	1,031
1894		< 5	--	11	654
1893		< 5	--	13	558
1892		< 5	--	7	910
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	7	848
1889		< 5	--	6	931
1888		< 5	--	6	990
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.