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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