Keither vs Keith

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

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Keither

Boy name

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Name B

Keith

Boy name · Rank #756

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Metric Keither Keith
Current Rank Unranked #756
Total Births (all years) 5 437,907
Peak Year 1930 1957
Peak Year Births 5 12,437
Peak Decade 1930ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1930 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Keither Keith
1880ss — 12
1890ss — 86
1900ss — 284
1910ss — 3,424
1920ss — 10,915
1930ss 5 13,867
1940ss — 25,871
1950ss — 91,235
1960ss — 112,575
1970ss — 76,689
1980ss — 52,647
1990ss — 28,370
2000ss — 12,512
2010ss — 7,086
2020ss — 2,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Keither Keith
2014 — 754
2015 — 729
2016 — 634
2017 — 587
2018 — 571
2019 — 512
2020 — 461
2021 — 470
2022 — 382
2023 — 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, 1930–1930.

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