Recorded 1995–2017 Boys' name Peak 2009 40 births

Keitaro — boys' name

40 babies named Keitaro in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s192010s16

The verdict

40 boys have been named Keitaro since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

40
total births
1995–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Keitaro was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

9 babies were named Keitaro in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keitaro

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Keitaro between 1995 and 2017, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keitaro currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keitaro performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Keitaro shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keitaro 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 40 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.

Keitaro at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

40

Since 1995

23 years of records

Peak year

2009

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1995

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2017

Keitaro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1995

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Keitaro by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
19 births that decade — 48% of Keitaro's all-time total
1990s52000s192010s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keitaro?
40 babies have been named Keitaro since 1995. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2009 with 9 births.
When was Keitaro most popular?
Keitaro was most popular in the 2000s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Keitaro been used?
Keitaro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 23 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Keitaro?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keith, Keion, Keilan, Keifer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1995–2017 (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.