Keith vs Orin
Keith and Orincompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2010, Keith was ranked #339 and Orin #303 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Keith was ranked #577 and Orin #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Keith was ranked #3688 and Orin #1132 among boys in England and Wales.
Keith and Orin over time
Keith and Orin appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Keith held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Orin 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 2 of those lists, and Orin 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Keith held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Orin in 10.
Highest recorded here: Keith #379 in 1996, Orin #939 in 2021.
The order changed in 2016: Orin moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #1673 and #1786; by 2016 that had become #2804 and #1081.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Keith #3688, Orin #1132.
Republic of Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2001–2025
Keith held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Orin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Keith #74 in 2001, Orin #403 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Keith #577, Orin #829.
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
| Field | Keith | Orin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Keith has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Orin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Keith
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Orin
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 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
Highest recorded2000–2019
Highest recorded position: #244 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 2000–2019).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys