Is Keita a boy or girl name?

Keita is a unisex name. Of the 680 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 27.8% were girls and 72.2% were boys. It changed hands in 1980, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Keita

Recorded 1967–2025 · United States

Keita was most popular in 1981, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,283 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 680 people named Keita.

Keita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Keita’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Keita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Keita is a unisex name — 27.8% of the 680 Americans given it were girls and 72.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 1980 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

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