Keiko
Meaning
blessed child, respectful child; a common Nisei-generation name across Brazil's Nikkei community
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Keiko has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
1,066 people · the #7,923 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 200,000 · median age 70
Among people named Keiko living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Keiko
Most people given the name Keiko in the United States were born between 1980 and 2019. The Keiko you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Keiko deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Keiko truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Keiko fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Keiko travels
Japanese · happy, blessed child
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