Keith

Scottish
"wood"

Keith Origin and Meaning

The name Keith is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "wood".

Strong but gentle, Keith is one of the Scottish surnames that, along with Douglas, Craig and Bruce, were considered the epitome of cool in the 1960s and early 1970s, when it was a Top 40 choice.

Keith made his debut in the nineteenth century and was borne by a long line of Scottish nobles. In the recent past he's been represented by musicians Keith Richards, Keith Moon, Keith Jarrett and Keith Urban, as well as actor Keith Carradine, TV guy Keith Olbermann, artist Keith Haring and baseball star Keith Hernandez.

# 715 in the US

Keith Rank in US Top 1000

# 539 on Nameberry

Keith Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Keith Popularity

Famous People Named Keith

  • Keith Richards
    English guitarist of band the Rolling Stones
  • Keith Grant
    American guitarist of the band Blues Prophecy
  • Keith John Moon
    English drummer of band The Who
  • Keith Noel Emerson
    English musician of the Nice and Emerson, Lake & Palmer
  • Keith Anderson
    American country music singer
  • Keith Cozart aka Chief Keef
    American rapper
  • Keith Maurice Ellison
    U.S. Congressman from Minnesota
  • Keith Ian Carradine
    American actor
  • Keith David
    American actor
  • Keith Joseph Michell
    Australian actor
  • Keith Allen Haring
    American artist
  • Keith Leon Potger
    Australian singer
  • Keith Hernandez
    American baseball player
  • Keith Theodore Olbermann
    American political commentator
  • Keith Lionel Urban
    Australian country music singer
  • (Keith) Rupert Murdoch
    Australian,American media mogul
  • Keith Habersberger
    American actor and director for BuzzFeed
  • (Julian) Keith Getty
    Northern Irish composer
  • Keith Declan Fahey
    Irish footballer
  • Keith Douglas Sweat
    American R&B singer
  • Keith Floyd
    British celebrity chef
  • Keith Jacka Holyoake
    26th Prime Minister of New Zealand
  • Keith Malley
    American comedian of podcast Keith and the Girl
  • Keith Powers
    American actor & model
  • Keith Leak Jr.
    American YouTuber and member of Smosh
  • Keith (born James Barry Keefer)
    American pop singer
  • (William) Keith Relf
    English lead singer of the Yardbirds
  • (Margaret) Keith Smythe Meacham
    wife of presidential historian/biographer Jon Meacham

Keith in Pop Culture

  • Keith "Two
    Bit" Mathews, character from the book/movie "The Outsiders"
  • Keith Partridge
    character on "The Partridge Family"
  • Keith Mars
    character in the TV show "Veronica Mars"
  • "Bandit" Keith Howard
    character from the manga/anime Yu,Gi,Oh
  • Keith Scott
    character on "One Tree Hill"
  • Keith Anderson
    character on TV's "Good Times"
  • Keith Nelson
    character from the movie, "Some Kind Of Wonderful"
  • Keith Butterfield
    character in film "Endless Love"
  • Crazy Keith
    koala on TV's Bear Behaving Badly
  • Keith Dudemeister
    character on TV's Scrubs
  • Keith Goodman
    character in anime Tiger & Bunny
  • Keith Kogane
    character from the Netflix Series "Voltron: Legendary Defender"
  • Also a girl's name
    like Keith Meacham.
  • Keith Shadis
    head instructor of 104th Training Corps in anime/manga 'Attack On Titan'