Keith

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Keith is a masculine given name of Gaelic origin. It means "wood" or "from the battleground" and shares the same derivation as Clan Keith.

From Wikipedia

Keith first appears in the data in 1888 and has been recorded in 136 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1957 with 12,437 babies (rank #36 that year). In 2024 it was given to 336 boys (rank #756). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Keith

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Keith yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

439,808

Total babies (all years)

136

Years in the data

12,437

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Keith

Keith Richardsrecording artist · b. 1943
Keith Haringdraftsperson · b. 1958
Keith Jarrettrecording artist · b. 1945
Keith Emersonkeyboardist · b. 1944
Keith Moonrock drummer · b. 1946

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1888	6	#990
1889	6	#931
1890	7	#848
1892	7	#910
1893	13	#558
1894	11	#654
1895	6	#1,031
1896	14	#572
1897	7	#893
1898	7	#945
1899	14	#532
1900	16	#638
1901	15	#520
1902	20	#482
1903	21	#460
1904	17	#551
1905	35	#350
1906	31	#391
1907	45	#318
1908	42	#351
1909	42	#366
1910	43	#411
1911	60	#356
1912	169	#273
1913	212	#261
1914	291	#251
1915	422	#236
1916	476	#224
1917	518	#216
1918	580	#214
1919	653	#194
1920	803	#175
1921	998	#153
1922	984	#157
1923	1,104	#145
1924	1,071	#150
1925	1,138	#146
1926	1,120	#148
1927	1,232	#141
1928	1,223	#139
1929	1,242	#138
1930	1,354	#130
1931	1,377	#123
1932	1,315	#133
1933	1,315	#127
1934	1,353	#125
1935	1,368	#125
1936	1,402	#122
1937	1,342	#123
1938	1,535	#120
1939	1,506	#117
1940	1,512	#125
1941	1,652	#119
1942	1,785	#123
1943	2,382	#108
1944	2,293	#104
1945	2,164	#108
1946	2,860	#96
1947	3,683	#91
1948	3,661	#89
1949	3,878	#85
1950	4,567	#78
1951	5,767	#59
1952	7,174	#49
1953	7,376	#47
1954	8,358	#45
1955	10,415	#39
1956	11,480	#36
1957	12,437	#36
1958	11,903	#37
1959	11,759	#39
1960	12,174	#35
1961	12,278	#35
1962	11,625	#36
1963	12,242	#33
1964	11,655	#34
1965	10,671	#35
1966	11,614	#32
1967	11,006	#34
1968	9,865	#35
1969	9,443	#36
1970	9,615	#38
1971	9,852	#37
1972	9,146	#38
1973	8,167	#41
1974	7,390	#44
1975	6,822	#49
1976	6,744	#48
1977	6,598	#48
1978	6,172	#49
1979	6,188	#52
1980	5,887	#56
1981	5,621	#58
1982	5,620	#59
1983	5,313	#61
1984	5,328	#61
1985	5,215	#64
1986	5,040	#66
1987	4,782	#69
1988	4,948	#70
1989	4,892	#70
1990	4,481	#80
1991	4,124	#89
1992	3,628	#102
1993	3,265	#109
1994	2,785	#126
1995	2,457	#142
1996	2,183	#159
1997	2,000	#169
1998	1,785	#190
1999	1,662	#206
2000	1,525	#222
2001	1,432	#237
2002	1,326	#248
2003	1,313	#251
2004	1,315	#252
2005	1,165	#285
2006	1,250	#276
2007	1,156	#298
2008	1,061	#315
2009	967	#329
2010	890	#345
2011	806	#368
2012	842	#362
2013	761	#393
2014	754	#412
2015	729	#424
2016	634	#485
2017	587	#493
2018	570	#503
2019	512	#550
2020	461	#597
2021	468	#596
2022	382	#693
2023	373	#713
2024	336	#756