Keith

Primarily a boy's name · 100% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 57 babies (rank #384 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

565

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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
1996	57	#384
1997	52	#412
1998	49	#434
1999	40	#501
2000	32	#590
2001	33	#581
2002	24	#794
2003	37	#610
2004	36	#669
2005	28	#842
2006	17	#1,260
2007	19	#1,231
2008	25	#1,033
2009	23	#1,118
2010	15	#1,581
2011	15	#1,570
2012	16	#1,546
2013	15	#1,584
2014	11	#2,006
2015	14	#1,735
2016	7	#2,953