Keithen vs Keith

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

Name A

Keithen

Boy name

Full profile →
Name B

Keith

Boy name · Rank #756

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Keithen Keith
Current Rank Unranked #756
Total Births (all years) 579 437,592
Peak Year 2006 1957
Peak Year Births 21 12,437
Peak Decade 1990ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1964 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Keithen Keith
1880ss — 12
1890ss — 86
1900ss — 284
1910ss — 3,424
1920ss — 10,915
1930ss — 13,867
1940ss — 25,870
1950ss — 91,236
1960ss 32 112,573
1970ss 59 76,694
1980ss 79 52,646
1990ss 138 28,370
2000ss 138 12,510
2010ss 119 7,085
2020ss 14 2,020

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Keithen Keith
2014 15 754
2015 9 729
2016 6 634
2017 10 587
2018 13 570
2019 10 512
2020 9 461
2021 — 468
2022 — 382
2023 5 373
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, 1964–2023.

← Compare different names