Entry № 5347 · Japanese origin

Keiko Keiko — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KAY-koh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Japanese
Meaning
"Blessed child"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Modern (Japanese)

A name that means "blessed child".

Keiko (恵子) combines the Japanese kei (blessing, grace) and ko (child) — meaning "blessed child." Also written 慶子 (celebrating child) or 敬子 (respectful child). One of the most traditional Japanese feminine names.

Keiko Fukuda (1913-2013) was the highest-ranked female judoka in history (10th dan).

Blessed child. The Japanese tradition.

The name in its native script.

恵子
Transliteration
Keiko
Pronunciation
/ ˈkeɪ.koʊ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Keiko stands.

Keiko does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Keikos before her.

Real people
Keiko Fukuda
Highest-ranked female judoka in history.
1913 – 2013
Keiko Agena
American actress (Gilmore Girls).
born 1973
In fiction
Keiko
Common in anime.

Names connected to Keiko.

The number behind Keiko.

6

The Nurturer

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Keiko reduce to 6, The Nurturer. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.