Boys' name · since 1995
Keitaro
Keitaro has 40 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 40
- total births
- 1995–2017
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
40 boys have been named Keitaro since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Keitaro recorded 40 times among boys since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2017.
- 40 total births
- 1995–2017 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Keitaro's 40 recorded births place it above 48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Keitaro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keitaro's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keitaro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2017
- Peak year (2009)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Keitaro by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Keitaro's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Keitaro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 19 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Keitaro's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2010s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Keitaro: Baby Name Since 1995 - 40 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keitaro. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Keitaro draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.