girl's name
Keiko
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,227
Keiko is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1995, when 31 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 138,141 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1922.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Keiko over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 41 |
| 1930s | 63 |
| 1940s | 60 |
| 1950s | 18 |
| 1960s | 60 |
| 1970s | 103 |
| 1980s | 172 |
| 1990s | 182 |
| 2000s | 154 |
| 2010s | 174 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 157 |
How popular is Keiko?
In 2025, Keiko was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Keiko is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Keiko
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Keiko also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Keiko over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Keiko
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Keiko — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Keiko
How popular is the name Keiko?
In 2025, Keiko was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Keiko a girl's or a boy's name?
Keiko is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Keiko?
Keiko has 2 syllables.
When was Keiko most popular?
Keiko peaked in 1995, when 31 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Keiko a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Keiko currently ranks #6,726 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.