MEANING & HISTORY
What does Keiko mean?
Keiko is a Japanese given-name reading written with different character combinations. The ending ko commonly corresponds to the child character, but kei can represent several distinct ideas.
The hiragana or Latin-letter form alone does not select those characters. Any precise gloss should follow the actual written name rather than treating one popular example as universal.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
Tagalog
- /ˈkejko/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈk̠eɪ̯.x̠o]Standard-Tagalog
Kei · ko2 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from Japanese けいこ (Keiko).
a female given name from Japanese
EnglishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Japanese けいこ (Keiko).
A female given name from Japanese.
SpanishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Japanese けいこ (Keiko).
a female given name from Japanese
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Keiko
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Keiko Aquino
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Keiko Aquino
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Keiko in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Keiko
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Kiko♂♀Familiar form of Francisco or Enrique
- Aiko♀Japanese Aiko; 愛子 combines love and child
- Akiko♀Autumn-child in 秋子; other kanji give other meanings
- Emiko♀Favour + beauty + child in the 恵美子 spelling
- Iko♂Familiar Francisco; separately adapted Ike or Isaac
- Keith♂From a Scottish place name, probably linked with woodland
- Kenzo♂Japanese Kenzō; kanji determine the sense
- Kumiko♀Japanese Kumiko; 久美子 joins duration, beauty, and child
What rhymes with Keiko?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Keiko further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q928986 — Keiko (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Keiko Aquino (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q928986 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Keiko (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Keiko (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Keiko (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Keiko (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Behind the Name: keiko (opens in a new tab)
Independent onomastic comparison and qualifications to the proposed origin.