Keil vs Keith

Side-by-side comparison of Keil and Keith — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Keil

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Name B

Keith

Boy name · Rank #756

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Metric Keil Keith
Current Rank Unranked #756
Total Births (all years) 317 437,592
Peak Year 1985 1957
Peak Year Births 24 12,437
Peak Decade 1980ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1966 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Keil Keith
1880ss — 12
1890ss — 86
1900ss — 284
1910ss — 3,424
1920ss — 10,915
1930ss — 13,867
1940ss — 25,870
1950ss — 91,236
1960ss 18 112,573
1970ss 42 76,694
1980ss 143 52,646
1990ss 78 28,370
2000ss 31 12,510
2010ss 5 7,085
2020ss — 2,020

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Keil Keith
2014 — 754
2015 5 729
2016 — 634
2017 — 587
2018 — 570
2019 — 512
2020 — 461
2021 — 468
2022 — 382
2023 — 373
2024 — 336

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1966–2015.

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