Keiji
Keiji is a Japanese given name usually used for males. Meaning varies depending on the kanji characters used.
Meaning & Origin of Keiji
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Keiji is a Japanese given name usually used for males. Meaning varies depending on the kanji characters used.
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The Story of Keiji
American parents first put Keiji on the record books as a baby boy name in 1923, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 15 Keijis were born — ranking #5,798 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Keijis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 167 Keijis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Keiji
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Keiji Fujiwara ( 藤原 啓治 ; 1964–2020) , Japanese actor and voice actor
- Keiji Fukuda ( 福田 敬二 ; born 1955) , Japanese-American physician and epidemiologist
- Keiji Furuya ( 古屋 圭司 ; born 1952) , Japanese politician
- Keiji Gotoh ( 後藤 圭二 ; born 1968) , Japanese anime director, character designer and manga artist
- Keiji Haino ( 灰野 敬二 ; born 1952) , Japanese musician and singer-songwriter
- Keiji Hase ( 長谷 景治 ; born 1925) , Japanese swimmer
- Keiji Hirose ( 廣瀬 佳司 ; born 1973) , Japanese former rugby union player
- Keiji Honda ( 本多 圭司 ; born 1957) , Japanese businessman
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Names that sound like Keiji
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About the name Keiji
Keiji is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 167 births in the dataset. Keiji's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #5,798. Use the chart and map above to compare Keiji'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.