Recorded 1972–1984 Boys' name Peak 1984 12 births

Okeith — boys' name

12 babies named Okeith in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s7
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Okeith was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

7 babies were named Okeith in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Okeith

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Okeith between 1972 and 1984, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Okeith currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Okeith performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Okeith shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Okeith in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Okeith at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

12

Since 1972

13 years of records

Peak year

1984

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1972

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1984

Okeith popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1984)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19841972 5

Okeith by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
7 births that decade — 58% of Okeith's all-time total
1970s51980s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Okeith?
12 babies have been named Okeith since 1972. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1984 with 7 births.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–1984 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.