Keith Johnson
There are approximately 2,206 people named Keith Johnson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 155,374 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Keith with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Johnson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
2,206
1 in 155,374
Named Keith
355K
Alive today
Named Johnson
2.1M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 355K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1957
Average age: 55
Top Census group: White (75.4%)
Estimated bearers: 2.1M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #2
Per 100K: 621.69
Top ancestry: White (56.8%)
First name trend
Keith: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Keith. The peak year was 1957 with 12,483 births. The average person named Keith today is 55 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Keith
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Keith, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 75.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Keith described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Keith at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White75.4% · 247,954
- Black or African American17.3% · 56,827
- Two or more races2.8% · 9,134
- Hispanic or Latino2.4% · 7,957
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 5,020
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 2,096
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Johnson surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Johnson, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 56.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Johnson described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Johnson at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White56.8% · 1,055,206
- Black or African American33.6% · 623,699
- Two or more races4.7% · 87,789
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 62,019
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 16,365
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 13,156
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Keith has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1035% of the US population, based on 354,908 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Keith right now.
The surname Johnson appears at a rate of 621.69 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.6217%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 2,206 people with the full name Keith Johnson. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Keith Johnson: questions and answers
How many people are named Keith Johnson?
We estimate approximately 2,206 people in the United States share the full name Keith Johnson. That works out to about 1 in 155,374 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1035%) with the surname frequency (621.69 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Keith Johnson?
We classify Keith Johnson as "Rare". About 1 in 155,374 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Keith a male or female name?
Keith is predominantly male. Out of 439,808 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Keith 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Keith Johnson?
You can see how many people are called Keith Johnson on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.