Keith
Meaning: Its source is an Ancient Celtic expression meaning "Forest."
Languages: This boy's name is used in English.
Variant Forms: Kieth
Feminine Forms: Keitha
Popularity: The name Keith ranked 243rd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 59th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name makes a strong showing in state popularity data of the 1960s, but makes few (if any) appearances on lists compiled after that period.
Narrative: Keith is the name of a Scottish clan of great antiquity. Tragically, the Keiths joined their fate to the deposed royal house of Stuart, losing both wealth and status in the Jacobite rebellions that unsuccessfully attempted to win the British crown for ''Bonny Price Charlie.''
As a personal name, Keith was strongly identified with Scotland for hundreds of years. However, like Kenneth (another Scots name), it began to spread throughout the English-speaking world at the end of the 19th century.
It is a name remarkably resistant to re-spelling, though Keath may be encountered on rare occasions.
Arts and Music
- Keith Johnson
- Performer with The Paul Butterfield Band at Woodstock (see list of Performers at Woodstock)
- Keith Moon (born 1946, died 1978)
British musician. Drummer for The Who.
- Member of the Playboy Music Hall of Fame (see list of Playboy Music Hall of Fame)
- Keith Richards (born 1943)
English musician, singer and songwriter. A member of the Rolling Stones.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')
- Rock guitarist (see list of Guitarists)
- Wrote ''''Satisfaction'''' and ''''Jumping Jack Flash'''' (see list of Songwriters)
- Keith Sykes
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')
- Keith Whitley
- Winner of two Country Music Association awards, in 1989 and 1990 (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
Leadership
- Keith E. Bailey
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Williams (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
Miscellaneous
- Keith
- Hurricane or tropical storm (see list of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names)
- Keith Richards (born 1943)
English musician, singer and songwriter. A member of the Rolling Stones.
- 1996 gross earnings for the Rolling Stones: $6 million (see list of Top-paid Stars)
Science and Philosophy
- Keith Roberts Porter (born 1912)
Canadian-born American cell biologist.
- 1976 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
Sports
- Keith Black
Race-car driver.
- Member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame for Drag Racing (see list of Members of the Motorsports Hall of Fame)
- Keith Hernandez (born 1953)
Baseball player.
- 1979 National League Most Valuable Player (see list of National League Most Valuable Players)
- 1979 National League Batting Champion (see list of National League Batting Champions)
- Keith Jackson
American football player.
- 1988 National Football League Rookie of the Year (see list of NFL Rookies of the Year)
- Keith Wegeman
Skier.
- Elected to the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1989 (see list of Members of the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame)
- Keith Wilkes
- 1974-75 National Basketball Association Rookie of the Year (see list of NBA Rookies of the Year)
Stage and Screen
- Keith Hamilton Cobb
- Actor on soap opera ''''All My Children'''' (see list of Performers on ''All My Children'')
- Keith Gray
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by William R. Moses (see list of Characters on ''Melrose Place'')
- Keith Michell (born 1926)
Australian actor.
- Portrayed Dennis Stanton (see list of Actors on ''Murder, She Wrote'')
- Keith Partridge
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by David Cassidy (see list of Characters on ''The Partridge Family'')
The Literary World
- Keith Douglas (born 1920, died 1944)
English poet.
- Wrote ''''Aristocrats'''' (see list of Poets of the 20th Century)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Keefer
- Teeth
- Cowboy Keith
- Keyster
- Queef
- Keithster
- Florida Keith
Meaning: Its source is a Gaelic expression meaning "Forest."
Popularity: The name Keith ranked 3799th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
This name is usually reserved for boys. In part, it could owe its position on the US Census popularity list to incorrectly filled-out census forms.
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