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.

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Keithen

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Keith

Boy name · Rank #756

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Metric Keithen Keith
Current Rank Unranked #756
Total Births (all years) 579 437,907
Peak Year 2006 1957
Peak Year Births 21 12,437
Peak Decade 1990s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1964 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Keithen Keith
1880s - 12
1890s - 86
1900s - 284
1910s - 3,424
1920s - 10,915
1930s - 13,867
1940s - 25,871
1950s - 91,235
1960s 32 112,575
1970s 59 76,689
1980s 79 52,647
1990s 138 28,370
2000s 138 12,512
2010s 119 7,086
2020s 14 2,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Keithen Keith
2014 15 754
2015 9 729
2016 6 634
2017 10 587
2018 13 571
2019 10 512
2020 9 461
2021 - 470
2022 - 382
2023 5 373
2024 - 337
2025 - 311

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.

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