Keith
Boy5 letters
#577
in Ireland (2025)
#552 with spellings combined
5
babies in 2025
#17
best rank (1975)
10,053
babies since 1964
Down 258
10-year rank change
Keith through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #552 |
| 2024 | 8 | #413 |
| 2023 | 5 | #558 |
| 2020 | 4 | #606 |
| 2018 | 7 | #446 |
| 2017 | 6 | #495 |
| 2016 | 7 | #448 |
| 2015 | 15 | #294 |
| 2014 | 12 | #347 |
| 2013 | 10 | #383 |
| 2012 | 11 | #354 |
| 2011 | 12 | #342 |
| 2010 | 22 | #241 |
| 2009 | 31 | #185 |
| 2008 | 28 | #199 |
| 2007 | 35 | #162 |
| 2006 | 43 | #130 |
| 2005 | 43 | #127 |
| 2004 | 43 | #123 |
| 2003 | 64 | #90 |
| 2002 | 71 | #79 |
| 2001 | 81 | #74 |
| 2000 | 61 | #86 |
| 1999 | 79 | #74 |
| 1998 | 88 | #63 |
| 1997 | 145 | #55 |
| 1996 | 173 | #49 |
| 1995 | 193 | #40 |
| 1994 | 172 | #45 |
| 1993 | 187 | #44 |
| 1992 | 251 | #31 |
| 1991 | 271 | #26 |
| 1990 | 272 | #30 |
| 1989 | 330 | #22 |
| 1988 | 337 | #22 |
| 1987 | 325 | #31 |
| 1986 | 335 | #32 |
| 1985 | 341 | #30 |
| 1984 | 372 | #25 |
| 1983 | 452 | #19 |
| 1982 | 383 | #27 |
| 1981 | 411 | #23 |
| 1980 | 453 | #19 |
| 1979 | 418 | #20 |
| 1978 | 381 | #22 |
| 1977 | 389 | #21 |
| 1976 | 453 | #18 |
| 1975 | 459 | #17 |
| 1974 | 440 | #19 |
| 1973 | 361 | #24 |
| 1972 | 248 | #39 |
| 1971 | 227 | #40 |
| 1970 | 115 | #61 |
| 1969 | 105 | #64 |
| 1968 | 72 | #72 |
| 1967 | 60 | #81 |
| 1966 | 48 | #88 |
| 1965 | 51 | #83 |
| 1964 | 32 | #96 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Keith yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Keith | 5 | 10,053 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #143 (1997); 66 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.