Keith is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “wood.” In 2024 it was given to 336 boys in the United States.
Keith belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “wood” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Keith first appears in Social Security records in 1888. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #32 in 1966, and in 2024 336 babies received the name — 437,592 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Keith means “wood” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Keith is a boy name. In 2024, 336 babies received the name in the US.
Keith comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Keith first appears in US records in 1888. Its best-ever ranking was #32 in 1966, and 336 babies were given the name in 2024.
Keith is pronounced /kiːθ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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