Keigo
Keigo is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Keigo Abe , Japanese karateka Keigo Higashi , Japanese footballer Keigo Higashino , Japanese writer Kiyoura Keigo , Japanese politician Kotokasuga Keigo , Japanese sumo wrestler Ryōan Keigo , Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and diplomat Keigo Masuya , Japanese politician Keigo Numata , Japanese footballer Keigo Ōuchi ,…
Meaning & Origin of Keigo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Keigo is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Keigo Abe , Japanese karateka Keigo Higashi , Japanese footballer Keigo Higashino , Japanese writer Kiyoura Keigo , Japanese politician Kotokasuga Keigo , Japanese sumo wrestler Ryōan Keigo , Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and diplomat Keigo Masuya , Japanese politician Keigo Numata , Japanese footballer Keigo Ōuchi ,…
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The Story of Keigo
The earliest SSA record of Keigo as a baby boy name dates back to 1999, when 6 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Keigo — #6,035 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Keigo on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Keigo last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 91 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Keigo most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Japan81%
- Saint Lucia7%
- Singapore5%
- BN4%
- China3%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Keigo
Phonetically similar names — useful when Keigo is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Keigo
Keigo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 91 births in the dataset. Keigo's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #6,035. Use the chart and map above to compare Keigo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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