Keith
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Keith
Strong but gentle, Keith is one of the Scottish surnames that, along with Douglas, Craig and Bruce, were considered the epitome of cool in the 1960s and early 1970s, when it was a Top 40 choice.
Keith made his debut in the nineteenth century and was borne by a long line of Scottish nobles. In the recent past he's been represented by musicians Keith Richards, Keith Moon, Keith Jarrett and Keith Urban, as well as actor Keith Carradine, TV guy Keith Olbermann, artist Keith Haring and baseball star Keith Hernandez.
Keith is also given to girls.
Pronounced KEETH.
As of October 2026, Keith ranked #801 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #32 in 1966, Nameberry popularity #497.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #412 | 754 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #424 | 729 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #485 | 634 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #493 | 587 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #503 | 570 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #550 | 512 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #597 | 461 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #596 | 468 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #693 | 382 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #713 | 373 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #756 | 336 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #801 | 311 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Keith for boys
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Keith on lists
Famous Keiths
- Keith RichardsBoy
English guitarist of band the Rolling Stones
- Keith GrantBoy
American guitarist of the band Blues Prophecy
- Keith John MoonBoy
English drummer of band The Who
- Keith Noel EmersonBoy
English musician of the Nice and Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- Keith AndersonBoy
American country music singer
- Keith Cozart aka Chief KeefBoy
American rapper
- Keith Maurice EllisonBoy
U.S. Congressman from Minnesota
- Keith Ian CarradineBoy
American actor
- Keith DavidBoy
American actor
- Keith Joseph MichellBoy
Australian actor
- Keith Allen HaringBoy
American artist
- Keith Leon PotgerBoy
Australian singer
- Keith HernandezBoy
American baseball player
- Keith Theodore OlbermannBoy
American political commentator
- Keith Lionel UrbanBoy
Australian country music singer
- (Keith) Rupert MurdochBoy
Australian,American media mogul
- Keith HabersbergerBoy
American actor and director for BuzzFeed
- (Julian) Keith GettyBoy
Northern Irish composer
- Keith Declan FaheyBoy
Irish footballer
- Keith Douglas SweatBoy
American R&B singer
- Keith FloydBoy
British celebrity chef
- Keith Jacka HolyoakeBoy
26th Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Keith MalleyBoy
American comedian of podcast Keith and the Girl
- Keith PowersBoy
American actor & model
- Keith Leak Jr.Boy
American YouTuber and member of Smosh
- Keith (born James Barry Keefer)Boy
American pop singer
- (William) Keith RelfBoy
English lead singer of the Yardbirds
- (Margaret) Keith Smythe MeachamBoy
wife of presidential historian/biographer Jon Meacham
Keith in pop culture
- Keith "TwoBoy
Bit" Mathews, character from the book/movie "The Outsiders"
- Keith PartridgeBoy
character on "The Partridge Family"
- Keith MarsBoy
character in the TV show "Veronica Mars"
- "Bandit" Keith HowardBoy
character from the manga/anime Yu,Gi,Oh
- Keith ScottBoy
character on "One Tree Hill"
- Keith AndersonBoy
character on TV's "Good Times"
- Keith NelsonBoy
character from the movie, "Some Kind Of Wonderful"
- Keith ButterfieldBoy
character in film "Endless Love"
- Crazy KeithBoy
koala on TV's Bear Behaving Badly
- Keith DudemeisterBoy
character on TV's Scrubs
- Keith GoodmanBoy
character in anime Tiger & Bunny
- Keith KoganeBoy
character from the Netflix Series "Voltron: Legendary Defender"
- Also a girl's nameBoy
like Keith Meacham.
- Keith ShadisBoy
head instructor of 104th Training Corps in anime/manga 'Attack On Titan'