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Danish vs Keith

Danish and Keithcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2004, Danish was ranked #506 and Keith #123 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Danish was ranked #2443 and Keith #3688 among boys in England and Wales.

Danish and Keith over time

Danish and Keith appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Danish held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Keith in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Keith reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Danish in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Danish held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Keith in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Danish #590 in 2001, Keith #379 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2024: Danish moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2325 and #2325; by 2024 that had become #2443 and #3688.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Danish #2443, Keith #3688.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Danish, Keith
FieldDanishKeith
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #2443 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Danish has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Keith.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Danish

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1040 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Keith

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #40 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys