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Jeremiah vs Keith

Jeremiah 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.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Jeremiah was ranked #346 and Keith #3688 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Jeremiah was ranked #432 and Keith #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Jeremiah and Keith over time

Jeremiah and Keith appear together in 2 published lists, across 88 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Jeremiah and Keith changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2025, ending at #432 and #577.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Jeremiah and Keith were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 59 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #432 and #577.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys59 shared years, 19642025

    Jeremiah held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Keith in 43.

    Highest recorded here: Jeremiah #39 in 1964, Keith #17 in 1975.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jeremiah #432, Keith #577.

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Jeremiah held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Keith in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Jeremiah #263 in 2016, Keith #379 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2002: Jeremiah moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #617 and #576; by 2002 that had become #436 and #781.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Jeremiah #346, 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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Keith

Pairs where Keith shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Jeremiah, Keith
FieldJeremiahKeith
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
Syllables31
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Jeremiah has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Keith.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Jeremiah

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · 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