Is Keith a boy or girl name?
Keith is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 336 boys were named Keith, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 439,808 US babies named Keith were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #756
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Keith since 1888
- 439,808
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 12,483 babies
Boys and girls named Keith, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 86 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 284 | 5 | 1.7% |
| 1910s | 3,424 | 31 | 0.9% |
| 1920s | 10,915 | 115 | 1% |
| 1930s | 13,867 | 94 | 0.7% |
| 1940s | 25,870 | 123 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 91,236 | 311 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 112,573 | 535 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 76,694 | 470 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 52,646 | 399 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 28,370 | 94 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 12,510 | 39 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 7,085 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,020 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 336 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 373 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 382 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 468 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 461 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 512 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 570 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 587 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 634 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 729 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 754 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 761 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 842 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 806 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 890 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 967 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,061 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1,156 | #298 | 8 | #13,305 |
| 2006 | 1,250 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,165 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,315 | #252 | 8 | #12,190 |
| 2003 | 1,313 | #251 | 8 | #11,871 |
| 2002 | 1,326 | #248 | 6 | #14,517 |
| 2001 | 1,432 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,525 | #222 | 9 | #10,320 |
| 1999 | 1,662 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,785 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 2,000 | #169 | 5 | #14,896 |
| 1996 | 2,183 | #159 | 8 | #10,042 |
| 1995 | 2,457 | #142 | 5 | #14,538 |
| 1994 | 2,785 | #126 | 11 | #7,876 |
| 1993 | 3,265 | #109 | 14 | #6,433 |
| 1992 | 3,628 | #102 | 15 | #6,149 |
| 1991 | 4,124 | #89 | 13 | #6,787 |
| 1990 | 4,481 | #80 | 23 | #4,309 |
| 1989 | 4,892 | #70 | 26 | #3,829 |
| 1988 | 4,948 | #70 | 41 | #2,616 |
| 1987 | 4,782 | #69 | 45 | #2,345 |
| 1986 | 5,040 | #66 | 36 | #2,696 |
| 1985 | 5,215 | #64 | 45 | #2,270 |
| 1984 | 5,328 | #61 | 44 | #2,245 |
| 1983 | 5,313 | #61 | 40 | #2,372 |
| 1982 | 5,620 | #59 | 38 | #2,509 |
| 1981 | 5,621 | #58 | 44 | #2,284 |
| 1980 | 5,887 | #56 | 40 | #2,408 |
| 1979 | 6,188 | #52 | 44 | #2,230 |
| 1978 | 6,172 | #49 | 29 | #2,823 |
| 1977 | 6,598 | #48 | 40 | #2,276 |
| 1976 | 6,744 | #48 | 61 | #1,625 |
| 1975 | 6,822 | #49 | 34 | #2,382 |
| 1974 | 7,390 | #44 | 51 | #1,762 |
| 1973 | 8,167 | #41 | 60 | #1,556 |
| 1972 | 9,146 | #38 | 45 | #1,868 |
| 1971 | 9,852 | #37 | 48 | #1,836 |
| 1970 | 9,615 | #38 | 58 | #1,624 |
| 1969 | 9,443 | #36 | 48 | #1,767 |
| 1968 | 9,865 | #35 | 74 | #1,283 |
| 1967 | 11,006 | #34 | 62 | #1,409 |
| 1966 | 11,614 | #32 | 59 | #1,436 |
| 1965 | 10,671 | #35 | 43 | #1,728 |
| 1964 | 11,655 | #34 | 45 | #1,737 |
| 1963 | 12,242 | #33 | 50 | #1,607 |
| 1962 | 11,625 | #36 | 56 | #1,503 |
| 1961 | 12,278 | #35 | 53 | #1,561 |
| 1960 | 12,174 | #35 | 45 | #1,684 |
| 1959 | 11,759 | #39 | 48 | #1,576 |
| 1958 | 11,903 | #37 | 42 | #1,666 |
| 1957 | 12,437 | #36 | 46 | #1,599 |
| 1956 | 11,480 | #36 | 31 | #1,946 |
| 1955 | 10,415 | #39 | 32 | #1,895 |
| 1954 | 8,358 | #45 | 20 | #2,479 |
| 1953 | 7,376 | #47 | 20 | #2,396 |
| 1952 | 7,174 | #49 | 32 | #1,760 |
| 1951 | 5,767 | #59 | 20 | #2,285 |
| 1950 | 4,567 | #78 | 20 | #2,217 |
| 1949 | 3,878 | #85 | 14 | #2,789 |
| 1948 | 3,661 | #89 | 16 | #2,549 |
| 1947 | 3,683 | #91 | 13 | #2,979 |
| 1946 | 2,860 | #96 | 18 | #2,271 |
| 1945 | 2,164 | #108 | 7 | #3,839 |
| 1944 | 2,293 | #104 | 16 | #2,242 |
| 1943 | 2,382 | #108 | 12 | #2,779 |
| 1942 | 1,785 | #123 | 11 | #2,901 |
| 1941 | 1,652 | #119 | 10 | #2,950 |
| 1940 | 1,512 | #125 | 6 | #4,103 |
| 1939 | 1,506 | #117 | 8 | #3,288 |
| 1938 | 1,535 | #120 | 11 | #2,663 |
| 1937 | 1,342 | #123 | 7 | #3,628 |
| 1936 | 1,402 | #122 | 6 | #3,937 |
| 1935 | 1,368 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 1,353 | #125 | 8 | #3,314 |
| 1933 | 1,315 | #127 | 13 | #2,334 |
| 1932 | 1,315 | #133 | 11 | #2,736 |
| 1931 | 1,377 | #123 | 14 | #2,256 |
| 1930 | 1,354 | #130 | 16 | #2,157 |
| 1929 | 1,242 | #138 | 9 | #3,259 |
| 1928 | 1,223 | #139 | 16 | #2,238 |
| 1927 | 1,232 | #141 | 10 | #3,175 |
| 1926 | 1,120 | #148 | 13 | #2,636 |
| 1925 | 1,138 | #146 | 18 | #2,154 |
| 1924 | 1,071 | #150 | 9 | #3,524 |
| 1923 | 1,104 | #145 | 6 | #4,679 |
| 1922 | 984 | #157 | 15 | #2,433 |
| 1921 | 998 | #153 | 8 | #3,848 |
| 1920 | 803 | #175 | 11 | #3,001 |
| 1919 | 653 | #194 | 9 | #3,331 |
| 1918 | 580 | #214 | 9 | #3,388 |
| 1917 | 518 | #216 | 5 | #4,948 |
| 1916 | 476 | #224 | 8 | #3,415 |
| 1915 | 422 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 291 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 212 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 169 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 60 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 43 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 42 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 42 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 45 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 31 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 35 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 17 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 21 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 20 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 15 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 16 | #638 | 5 | #2,075 |
| 1899 | 14 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 14 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 11 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 13 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #990 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Keith reached #32 in 1966. As a girl name, it reached #1,283 in 1968. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Keith
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.