The first name Keiko
A girl’s name from Japanese.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Japanese origin
Borrowed from Japanese けいこ (Keiko).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Keiko last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2006, with 4 births (#4,157).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Keiko with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Keiko at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 17 girls born in the United States were named Keiko, the 6,689th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1995, when 31 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Keiko
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Keiko Fujimori67th President of Peru, born 1975
- Keiko AgenaAmerican actress, born 1973
- Keiko KishiActress, writer (1932-2026)
- Keiko ChibaFormer Japanese politician, lawyer and civic activist, born 1948
- Mazie HironoAmerican lawyer and politician (born 1947)
More Japanese girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Keiko mean?
- Borrowed from Japanese けいこ (Keiko).
- What is the origin of the name Keiko?
- Borrowed from Japanese けいこ (Keiko).
- How popular is the name Keiko?
- In 2021, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Keiko, ranking 5,581st. Its peak was 2006, with 4 births.
- Is Keiko a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 1,184 US babies named Keiko since 1880 were girls.
- When was Keiko most popular?
- 1995 in the United States, when 31 babies were named Keiko, its highest rank at 3,536th.