Girls' name · since 1915
Keitha
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,449 babies named Keitha, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,831 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,449
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keitha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,449 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keitha has been recorded 1,449 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2001.
- #5,831 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,449 born since 1915
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keitha ranks #5,831 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,449 born since 1915, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,831 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,449
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keitha's 1,449 recorded births place it above 91.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Keitha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keitha's full recorded timeline at 1958, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 63 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keitha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2001
- Peak year (1969)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Keitha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (303 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Keitha's strongest decade.
303 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Keitha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s 107
1920s
107 births
- 1930s 93
1930s
93 births
- 1940s
1940s
170 births
- 1950s
1950s
257 births
- 1960s
1960s
254 births
- 1970s
1970s
303 births
- 1980s
1980s
182 births
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 303 births (21% of all-time use).
How Keitha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Keitha's total volume
Keitha by state
Where Keitha concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 155 | 10.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 56 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | California | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
155 of 1,449 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Keitha's data
- Keitha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (303 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Keithas (155 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keitha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~86 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1915–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Keitha 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 August 2026.