US rank #5447 Girls' name Peak 1995 1,153 births

Keiko — #5447 US girls' name

1,153 babies named Keiko in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s411930s631940s601950s181960s601970s1031980s1721990s1822000s1542010s1742020s126
#5447
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 69% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Keiko was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

31 babies were named Keiko in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keiko

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,153 babies named Keiko between 1922 and 2024, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keiko currently holds the #5447 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keiko performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Keiko shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 265 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Keiko in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keiko in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,153 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Keiko at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,153

Since 1922

103 years of records

Peak year

1995

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#5,447

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1922

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keiko popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1922

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
31
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
010203040 202420132002199119801969195719341922 5

Keiko popularity over time — boys

7 total births recorded since 2024 (Keiko as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 2024 7

Keiko by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
182 births that decade — 16% of Keiko's all-time total
1920s411930s631940s601950s181960s601970s1031980s1721990s1822000s1542010s1742020s126

Keiko by state

Where Keiko concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keiko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
265 23.0%
California share of Keiko's total US births 23.0%

265 of 1,153 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keiko?
1,153 babies have been named Keiko since 1922. It currently ranks #5447 among girls. The peak year was 1995 with 31 births.
When was Keiko most popular?
Keiko was most popular in the 1990s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Keiko most popular?
The top states for the name Keiko are California (265 births).
How long has the name Keiko been used?
Keiko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 103 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keiko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keira, Keisha, Keila, Keily, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.