as a First Name
Transferred use of the Scottish surname. The principal family bearing this surname were hereditary Earls Marischal of Scotland from 1455 to 1715. This is one of a number of Scottish aristocratic surnames that have become well established since the 19th century as boys' names throughout the English-speaking world, not just in Scotland. Others include Bruce, Douglas, and Graham.
| 113th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds of thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 481,547
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Keith per capita
- 1966
- marked the height of its popularity
0.06%
99.94%
23%
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55+
57%
30-54
30-54
14%
13-29
13-29
6%
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