Donald Keith
There are approximately 119 people named Donald Keith living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,880,289 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Donald with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Keith. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
119
1 in 2,880,289
Named Donald
722K
Alive today
Named Keith
56K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 722K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1934
Average age: 66
Estimated bearers: 56K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #718
Per 100K: 16.44
Top ancestry: White (79.3%)
First name trend
Donald: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Donald. The peak year was 1934 with 30,517 births. The average person named Donald today is 66 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Keith surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Keith, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 79.3%.
- White79.3%
- Black or African American14.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.3%
- Two or more races2.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Donald has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2106% of the US population, based on 721,719 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Keith appears at a rate of 16.44 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0164%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 119 people with the full name Donald Keith. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Donald
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FAQ
Donald Keith: questions and answers
How many people are named Donald Keith?
We estimate approximately 119 people in the United States share the full name Donald Keith. That works out to about 1 in 2,880,289 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2106%) with the surname frequency (16.44 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Donald Keith?
We classify Donald Keith as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,880,289 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Donald a male or female name?
Donald is predominantly male. Out of 1,419,980 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Donald profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.