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Kei
Kei (けい) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 慧, 慧 wise. It is popular today and has reached No. 39 in 2 different years between 2016 and 2021.
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Ways to write Kei
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
慧
慧wise
Boy, best No. 40 (2004–2025)慶
慶joy, celebration
Boy, best No. 39 (2010–2021)圭
圭jade tablet
Boy, best No. 60 (2008–2020)啓
啓to open, enlighten
Boys and girls, 5 notable people on Wikidata敬
敬respect
Boys and girls, 4 notable people on Wikidata景
景scenery, view
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata佳
佳beautiful, good
Boys and girls, 2 notable people on Wikidata恵
恵blessing
Boys and girls, 1 notable person on Wikidata桂
桂Japanese Judas tree
Boys and girls, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Kei appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
華衣splendour + garmentGirl
馨fragranceGirl
希衣hope + garmentGirl
希唯hope + onlyBoys and girls
京capitalGirl
圭依jade tablet + to rely onGirl
圭衣jade tablet + garmentGirl
恵偉blessing + greatGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Kei has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. It reached No. 39 in 2 different years, most recently 2021.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2021 | No. 39 |
| 2017 | No. 46 |
| 2016 | No. 43 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Kei
Kei Nishikori 錦織 圭Japanese tennis player (born 1989)
Kei Yamaguchi 山口 慶Japanese association football player
Kei Koizumi 慶Japanese association football player
Kei Taniguchi 谷口 圭Japanese association football player
Kei Uemura 植村 慶Japanese association football player
Kei Okami 岡見 京Japanese physician
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.