Keith vs Russell

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.

• New Zealand · Boys

  In 1967, Keith was ranked #81 and Russell #59 among boys in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  In 1969, Keith was ranked #97 and Russell #80 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2004, Keith was ranked #264 and Russell #305 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2016, Keith was ranked #448 and Russell #713 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Keith was ranked #5137 and Russell #953 among boys in England and Wales.

Keith and Russell over time

Keith and Russell appear together in 4 published lists, across 103 years of shared records. Russell held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Keith in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 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 3 of those lists, and Russell 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

• Republic of Ireland · Boys41 shared years, 1964–2016

  Keith held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Russell in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Keith #17 in 1975, Russell #205 in 1980.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2016: Keith #448, Russell #713.

• England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Keith held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Russell in 30.

  Highest recorded here: Keith #379 in 1996, Russell #257 in 1996.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Keith #5137, Russell #953.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys18 shared years, 1952–1969

  Keith held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Russell in 12.

  Highest recorded here: Keith #40 in 1952, Russell #46 in 1958.

  The order changed in 1958: Russell moved ahead. In 1957 they stood at #50 and #52; by 1958 that had become #58 and #46.

  Most recent shared year, 1969: Keith #97, Russell #80.

• New Zealand · Boys14 shared years, 1954–1967

  Keith held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Russell in 9.

  Highest recorded here: Keith #33 in 1954, Russell #37 in 1959.

  The order changed in 1959: Russell moved ahead. In 1958 they stood at #34 and #46; by 1959 that had become #40 and #37.

  Most recent shared year, 1967: Keith #81, Russell #59.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here