Keitha
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #1,480 in 1969
0 babies were named Keitha in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1915–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryKeitha first shows up in US birth records in 1915, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 110 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1969, when it reached #1,480.
About the name Keitha
Keitha is a girl name of Celtic Gaelic origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-tha”. US birth records list Keitha for girls from 1915 to 2001, in 80 of those 87 years. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked #1,480 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2001, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Celtic Gaelic names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 4.3 | 234,742 girls |
| 1920s | 9.0 | 111,732 girls |
| 1930s | 8.8 | 113,895 girls |
| 1940s | 12 | 86,356 girls |
| 1950s | 13 | 75,131 girls |
| 1960s | 14 | 70,922 girls |
| 1970s | 20 | 51,177 girls |
| 1980s | 11 | 93,545 girls |
| 1990s | 2.6 | 380,228 girls |
| 2000s | 3.3 | 298,507 girls |
More Celtic Gaelic girl names
- Girl name: Hazel · hazel tree
- Girl name: Genevieve · possibly woman of the people
- Girl name: Brianna · possibly noble, strong
- Girl name: Maisie · pearl
- Girl name: Bonnie · pretty
- Girl name: Cecelia · blind
- Girl name: Makenna · son of Kenneth
- Girl name: Katie · pure
Questions about the name Keitha
What is the origin of the name Keitha?
Keitha has Celtic Gaelic roots in our records. Other Celtic Gaelic names include Hazel, Genevieve, Brianna.
Is Keitha a boy or girl name?
Keitha is a girl name.
How popular is the name Keitha?
Keitha is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2001. It peaked at #1,480 in 1969.