Boys' name · since 1972

Okeith

Okeith has 12 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#32,869 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1972
1980s
peak decade

Okeith sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 12 recorded since 1972.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Okeith has been recorded 12 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1984.

  • #32,869 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 12 born since 1972
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Okeith ranks #32,869 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.

#32,869 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1972
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Okeith's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Okeith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Okeith's full recorded timeline at 1984, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Okeith popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1984

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1984)
7
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19721984 7

Okeith by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).

1980s was Okeith's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Okeith births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Okeith? ▼
12 babies have been named Okeith since 1972. All-time, it sits at #32,869 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1984 with 7 births.
Where does Okeith sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Okeith ranks #32,869 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Okeith most popular? ▼
Okeith was most popular in the 1980s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Okeith been used? ▼
Okeith has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 13 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Okeith? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Okey, Okechukwu. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Okeith: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1972–1984 (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 Okeith 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.