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Keiko
Keiko (けいこ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 恵子, 恵 blessing + 子 child. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 1 in 8 different years between 1953 and 1961.
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Ways to write Keiko
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.
恵子
恵blessing子child
Girl, best No. 1 (1941–1978)啓子
啓to open, enlighten子child
Girl, best No. 9 (1948–1949)桂子
桂Japanese Judas tree子child
Girl, 6 notable people on Wikidata敬子
敬respect子child
Girl, 6 notable people on Wikidata慶子
慶joy, celebration子child
Girl, 5 notable people on Wikidata惠子
惠blessing子child
Girl, 3 notable people on Wikidata景子
景scenery, view子child
Girl, 3 notable people on Wikidata圭子
圭jade tablet子child
Girl, 2 notable people on Wikidataけい子
子child
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Keiko appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
佳子beautiful + childGirl
花衣子flower + garment + childGirl
華惟子splendour + to think + childGirl
華衣子splendour + garment + childGirl
華生子splendour + life + childGirl
馨子fragrance + childGirl
希伊子hope + (used for its sound + childGirl
希衣子hope + garment + childGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Keiko has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 1 in 8 different years, most recently 1961.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1978 | No. 10 |
| 1972 | No. 6 |
| 1971 | No. 9 |
| 1970 | No. 10 |
| 1969 | No. 8 |
| 1968 | No. 7 |
| 1967 | No. 10 |
| 1965 | No. 4 |
| 1964 | No. 5 |
| 1963 | No. 2 |
| 1962 | No. 3 |
| 1961 | No. 1 |
| 1960 | No. 1 |
| 1959 | No. 1 |
| 1958 | No. 1 |
| 1957 | No. 1 |
| 1956 | No. 1 |
| 1955 | No. 2 |
| 1954 | No. 1 |
| 1953 | No. 1 |
| 1952 | No. 2 |
| 1951 | No. 3 |
| 1950 | No. 4 |
| 1949 | No. 5 |
| 1948 | No. 6 |
| 1947 | No. 7 |
| 1946 | No. 9 |
| 1941 | No. 10 |
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 Keiko
Keiko Saito 斉藤 圭子Japanese association football player
Keiko Fukuda 福田 敬子martial artist (1913-2013)
Keiko Takemiya 竹宮 惠子Japanese manga artist (born 1950)
Keiko Han 恵子Taiwanese–Japanese actress, voice actress and western astrologer
Keiko Yokozawa けい子Japanese voice actress
Keiko Toda 戸田 恵子Japanese voice actress
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.