Keiko: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Keiko – Meaning: happy/blessed child (one common reading, meaning depends on kanji) – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: KAY-koh


Keiko is a Japanese girl's name meaning “happy/blessed child (one common reading, meaning depends on kanji)”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Keiko

Meaning: Happy/blessed child (one common reading, meaning depends on kanji).

Origin: Japanese.

A common claim: Widely cited as meaning 'happy child' Actually: This is only one of several possible kanji readings for Keiko; the name has no single fixed meaning.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Keiko

Phonetic: KAY-koh   IPA: /ˈkeɪkoʊ/

Popularity of Keiko

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1922–2024.

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