Is Keiko a boy or girl name?

Keiko is a girl’s name. Of the 1,184 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.8% were girls and 1.2% were boys.

Keiko

Recorded 1922–2025 · United States

Keiko was most popular in 1995, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,745 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,184 people named Keiko.

Keiko over time

Births per year. The dot marks Keiko’s peak in 1995. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Keiko a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Keiko is a girl’s name — 98.8% of the 1,184 Americans given it were girls and 1.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 94% girls and 6% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Keiko

Where Keiko is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 9.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org