Kei: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Kei – Meaning: no single fixed meaning — depends on the kanji chosen – Origin: Japanese – Pronunciation: KAY


Kei is a Japanese name meaning “no single fixed meaning — depends on the kanji chosen”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Kei

Meaning: No single fixed meaning — depends on the kanji chosen.

Origin: Japanese.

A common claim: Often glossed as 'blessing' or 'reverence' Actually: Those are plausible meanings for some kanji spelled 'Kei,' but no single meaning is fixed — it depends entirely on which characters the bearer uses.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Kei

Phonetic: KAY   IPA: /ˈkeɪ/

Popularity of Kei

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1920–2024.

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