Keith

Boy English #713 in 2023

Keith is a boy name of English origin.

Meaning of Keith

As a Scottish surname, from the placename in Moray, Scotland, from Cèith, meaning "wood" or "from the battleground," which is probably borrowed from ᚉᚓᚈ meaning "wood", or a forest, from koɨd. As a - surname, from kit (compare kint).

Popularity of Keith

Popularity, 1888–2023

373 births in 2023

1888 2023

437,256 U.S. births recorded from 1888–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1957

12,483 babies

First recorded

1888

135 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.