Keith vs Tim
Keith and Timcompared 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 2003, Keith was ranked #229 and Tim #299 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Keith was ranked #577 and Tim #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Keith was ranked #3688 and Tim #1859 among boys in England and Wales.
Keith and Tim over time
Keith and Tim appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Keith held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Tim 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 Tim 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Keith and Tim changed places 11 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3688 and #1859.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Keith #379 in 1996, Tim #588 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Keith held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Tim in 8.
Highest recorded here: Keith #379 in 1996, Tim #588 in 1996.
The order changed in 2023: Tim moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #2755 and #3048; by 2023 that had become #2325 and #2325.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Keith #3688, Tim #1859.
Republic of Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1991–2025
Keith held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Tim in 5.
Highest recorded here: Keith #26 in 1991, Tim #250 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Keith #577, Tim #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 | Tim |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) | Norway · Boys #218 (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 and Tim both have 1 syllable.
- 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
Tim
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #414 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2025
Highest recorded position: #135 among boys in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1957–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #218 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys