Keith

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Keith: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Keith: Recorded every year since 1952, it reached #17 in 1975, and it stood at #577 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
132times a registrar ranked it
74years from first to last
#17highest recorded position
26groupings it qualifies for
15names it appears alongside

What stands out in Keith's record

Ranked every year since 1952, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Held a top-100 place for 52 years running. Names by top-100 run
Appears alongside 15 other names across 5 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships
Shares a published list with another name across 71 years. Longest shared records

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#379
1997	#410
1998	#430
1999	#499
2000	#579
2001	#576
2002	#781
2003	#599
2004	#667
2005	#827
2006	#1224
2007	#1201
2008	#1024
2009	#1099
2010	#1551
2011	#1522
2012	#1507
2013	#1539
2014	#1935
2015	#1673
2016	#2804
2017	#2324
2018	#1786
2019	#1869
2020	#3334
2021	#3451
2022	#2755
2023	#2325
2024	#3688

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 59 of the 62 years from 1964 to 2025.

In 2024: #430 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #3688 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1952–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Keith appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, with 59 ranked years and 10,053 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Boys, from 1952.

Keith across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Keith's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#96 (1964)	#17 (1975)	#577 (2025)	59 of 62	10,053 (1964–2025)	459 (1975)
England and Wales · Boys	#379 (1996)	#379 (1996)	#3688 (2024)	29 of 29	630 (1996–2024)	57 (1996)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#40 (1952)	#40 (1952)	#97 (1969)	18 of 18	2,599 (1952–1969)	244 (1952)
New Zealand · Boys	#33 (1954)	#33 (1954)	#81 (1967)	14 of 14	2,175 (1954–1967)	225 (1958)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#143 (1997)	#143 (1997)	#339 (2010)	12 of 14	66 (1997–2010)	12 (1997)

Keith by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Keith in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	368	6 of 10	61
1970s	3,491	10 of 10	349
1980sbusiest	3,739	10 of 10	374
1990s	1,831	10 of 10	183
2000s	500	10 of 10	50
2010s	102	9 of 10	11
2020s	22	4 of 10	6

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1980s were its busiest decade, averaging 374 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1972 and 1973, when recorded births rose by 113, from 248 to 361.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Keith appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #17 in Republic of Ireland in 1975.

Keith's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#3688	5	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2325	9	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2755	7	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3451	5	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3334	5	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1869	12	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1786	13	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2324	9	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2804	7	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1673	14	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1935	11	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1539	15	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1507	16	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1522	15	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1551	15	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1099	23	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1024	25	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1201	19	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1224	17	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#827	28	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#667	36	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#599	37	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#781	24	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#576	33	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#579	32	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#499	40	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#430	49	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#410	52	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#379	57	High	Verified
1969	New South Wales, Australia	male	#97	75	Insufficient	Not yet available
1968	New South Wales, Australia	male	#87	77	Insufficient	Not yet available
1967	New South Wales, Australia	male	#81	76	Insufficient	Not yet available
1966	New South Wales, Australia	male	#86	71	Insufficient	Not yet available
1965	New South Wales, Australia	male	#77	84	Insufficient	Not yet available
1964	New South Wales, Australia	male	#71	102	Insufficient	Not yet available
1963	New South Wales, Australia	male	#80	86	Insufficient	Not yet available
1962	New South Wales, Australia	male	#71	104	Insufficient	Not yet available
1961	New South Wales, Australia	male	#62	150	Insufficient	Not yet available
1960	New South Wales, Australia	male	#58	156	Insufficient	Not yet available
1959	New South Wales, Australia	male	#60	154	Insufficient	Not yet available
1958	New South Wales, Australia	male	#58	152	Insufficient	Not yet available
1957	New South Wales, Australia	male	#50	173	Insufficient	Not yet available
1956	New South Wales, Australia	male	#42	229	Insufficient	Not yet available
1955	New South Wales, Australia	male	#45	213	Insufficient	Not yet available
1954	New South Wales, Australia	male	#44	214	Insufficient	Not yet available
1953	New South Wales, Australia	male	#42	239	Insufficient	Not yet available
1952	New South Wales, Australia	male	#40	244	Insufficient	Not yet available
1967	New Zealand	male	#81	85	High	Verified
1966	New Zealand	male	#88	74	High	Verified
1965	New Zealand	male	#81	83	High	Verified
1964	New Zealand	male	#70	103	High	Verified
1963	New Zealand	male	#57	134	High	Verified
1962	New Zealand	male	#51	164	High	Verified
1961	New Zealand	male	#45	185	High	Verified
1960	New Zealand	male	#51	161	High	Verified
1959	New Zealand	male	#40	199	High	Verified
1958	New Zealand	male	#34	225	High	Verified
1957	New Zealand	male	#39	196	High	Verified
1956	New Zealand	male	#40	170	High	Verified
1955	New Zealand	male	#41	182	High	Verified
1954	New Zealand	male	#33	214	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#339	4	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#276	5	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#282	4	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#264	4	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#229	5	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#281	3	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#218	5	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#189	7	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#168	9	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#221	5	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#143	12	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#577	5	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#430	8	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#584	5	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#637	4	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#471	7	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#495	6	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#448	7	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#294	15	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#347	12	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#383	10	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#354	11	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#342	12	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#241	22	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#185	31	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#199	28	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#162	35	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#130	43	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#127	43	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#123	43	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#90	64	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#79	71	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#74	81	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#86	61	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#74	79	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#63	88	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#55	145	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#49	173	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#40	193	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#45	172	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#44	187	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#31	251	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#26	271	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#30	272	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#22	330	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#22	337	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#31	325	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#32	335	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#30	341	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#25	372	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#19	452	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#27	383	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#23	411	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#19	453	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#20	418	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#22	381	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#21	389	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#18	453	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#17	459	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#19	440	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#24	361	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#39	248	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#40	227	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#61	115	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#64	105	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#72	72	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#81	60	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#88	48	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#83	51	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#96	32	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1952 and 2025, ranked in 74 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #17, first reached in 1975.

It held a top-100 place in 52 years, 52 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 459 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1975.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1954, and 45 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Keisi · #3899, 10y
Keita · #758, 14y
Kelan · #238, 29y
Kelcie · #1836, 19y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Barry · #17, 74y
Eileen · #17, 79y
Alfred · #18, 78y
Alison · #18, 74y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Barry · #17, 74y
Edward · #17, 76y
Rodney · #17, 61y
Alexandra · #16, 64y

Comparisons involving Keith

Existing comparison pages where Keith and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Keith in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Leo vs Keith
In 1964 they stood at #101 and #96 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #10 and #577.
Leo · Keith · 59 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Luke vs Keith
In 1964 they stood at #105 and #96 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2025 they were #23 and #577.
Luke · Keith · 59 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Arthur vs Keith
In 1964 they stood at #98 and #96 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 2 places apart; by 2025 they were #57 and #577.
Arthur · Keith · 59 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Keith and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Shane vs Keith
In New Zealand · Boys, Shane moved into the top 50 at #31 in 1962 as Keith fell out of it to #51, having been #45 the year before.
Shane · Keith · 13 shared years, 1955–1967 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1962 New Zealand ranking
Martin vs Keith
In New Zealand · Boys, Martin moved into the top 50 at #35 in 1960 as Keith fell out of it to #51, having been #40 the year before.
Martin · Keith · 14 shared years, 1954–1967 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1960 New Zealand ranking

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs involving Keith measured in Republic of Ireland's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Keith at its highest position.

Keith vs Ronald
In 1964 they stood at #96 and #89 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 7 places apart; by 2012 they were #354 and #718.
Keith · Ronald · 34 shared years, 1964–2012 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2012 Republic of Ireland ranking
Simon vs Keith
In 1964 they stood at #91 and #96 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #244 and #577.
Simon · Keith · 59 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Gary vs Keith
Gary and Keith changed places 23 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2024, ending at #785 and #430.
Gary · Keith · 58 shared years, 1964–2024 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2024 Republic of Ireland ranking

Republic of Ireland overview→

Keith was ranked #17 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1975. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Keith and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Keith without appearing here.

Keith moved ahead of

Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3451 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2325 and #4991.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2325 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3688 and #5119.
Grant Compare
In 2021 they stood at #3451 and #2301 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #2755 and #4001.
Brett Compare
In 2021 they stood at #3451 and #2301 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #2755 and #3449.

Moved ahead of Keith

Leif Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1869 and #2104 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #3334 and #1548.
Anders Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2325 and #2546 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3688 and #2263.
Roger Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2325 and #3523 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3688 and #2263.
Gunnar Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1869 and #2728 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #3334 and #1935.

Moved the opposite way to Keith

Alexander Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Keith went from #96 to #577 while Alexander went from #116 to #55.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Keith went from #96 to #577 while Benjamin went from #139 to #83.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Keith went from #96 to #577 while Conor went from #56 to #16.
Liam Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Keith went from #96 to #577 while Liam went from #54 to #7.

Moved the same way as Keith

Adrian Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Keith went from #96 to #577 and Adrian from #65 to #348.
Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Keith went from #96 to #577 and Alfred from #134 to #286.
Denis Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Keith went from #96 to #577 and Denis from #21 to #232.
Frank Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Keith went from #96 to #577 and Frank from #164 to #286.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #17 in Republic of Ireland in 1975. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Keith

Keith at a glance

What stands out in Keith's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Keith across 5 official records

Keith by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Keith appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Keith

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Names published alongside Keith

Keith and the names beside it

Keith moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Keith

Moved the opposite way to Keith

Moved the same way as Keith

Keith at a glance

What stands out in Keith's record

Keith across 5 official records

Keith by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Keith appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Keith

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Names published alongside Keith

Keith and the names beside it

Keith moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Keith

Moved the opposite way to Keith

Moved the same way as Keith