Keita
Keita is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Keita Amemiya, Japanese anime director Keita Asama, Japanese baseball player Keita Endo , Japanese footballer Keita Gotō (1882–1959), Japanese industrialist Keita Hidaka , Japanese footballer Keita Inoue, Japanese shogi player Keita Isozaki, Japanese footballer Keita Kadokura , Japanese shogi player Keita Kushimaumi,…
Meaning & Origin of Keita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Keita is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Keita Amemiya, Japanese anime director Keita Asama, Japanese baseball player Keita Endo , Japanese footballer Keita Gotō (1882–1959), Japanese industrialist Keita Hidaka , Japanese footballer Keita Inoue, Japanese shogi player Keita Isozaki, Japanese footballer Keita Kadokura , Japanese shogi player Keita Kushimaumi,…
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The Story of Keita
As a girl name
Keita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1967, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 16 Keitas were born — ranking #3,951 that year. As of 2026, Keita ranks #15,431 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 189 Keitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Keita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1971, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 33 Keitas were born — ranking #1,726 that year. As of 2026, Keita ranks #9,864 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 486 Keitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Keita
Keita is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 486 births in the dataset. Keita's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #1,726. Use the chart and map above to compare Keita'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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