Boys' name · since 1970
Keif
Keif has 25 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 25
- total births
- 1970–2001
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 80%
- born in that decade
25 boys have been named Keif since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Keif recorded 25 times among boys since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2001.
- 25 total births
- 1970–2001 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 80% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Keif's 25 recorded births place it above 40% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Keif's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keif's full recorded timeline at 1972, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keif popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2001
- Peak year (1970)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Keif by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Keif's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Keif births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
20 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 20 births (80% of all-time use).
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What to do with Keif's data
- Keif's decade-level peak was the 1970s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Keif: Baby Name Since 1970 - 25 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keif. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Keif draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.