Data through 2025

Kei name popularity in the United States

Kei ranked #6143 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 14 boys named Kei.

Rank#6143

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded14

SSA

Peak year2015

33 recorded

Five-year change-22.2%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Kei for boys and girls

Girls

7

Share unavailable · data from 1978 to 2023

Boys

14

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1920 to 2025

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys14#6143
2024boys22#4571
2023boys26#4112
2023girls7#12197
2022boys17#5445
2021boys15#5776
2020boys18#5041
2019boys22#4480
2019girls5#15539
2018boys25#4094
2018girls6#13793
2017boys25#4105
Show full history (76 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys14#6143
2024boys22#4571
2023boys26#4112
2023girls7#12197
2022boys17#5445
2021boys15#5776
2020boys18#5041
2019boys22#4480
2019girls5#15539
2018boys25#4094
2018girls6#13793
2017boys25#4105
2016boys30#3596
2015boys33#3365
2015girls7#13006
2014boys25#4014
2014girls5#16513
2013boys19#4804
2012boys16#5482
2012girls5#16869
2011boys11#7009
2011girls7#13347
2010boys6#10766
2010girls7#13448
2009boys14#6095
2008boys17#5249
2008girls5#17504
2007boys13#6262
2006boys12#6460
2006girls6#15152
2005boys12#6226
2004boys18#4602
2003boys13#5558
2002boys11#6088
2001boys14#5142
2001girls8#11020
2000boys15#4785
2000girls5#15031
1999boys8#7139
1999girls7#11385
1998boys11#5466
1997boys13#4668
1997girls5#13724
1996boys5#9015
1995boys10#5501
1994boys10#5452
1994girls12#7097
1993boys5#8700
1993girls6#11780
1992boys11#4872
1992girls7#10479
1991boys15#3813
1991girls6#11509
1990boys11#4673
1990girls8#9247
1989boys9#5165
1989girls6#10847
1988boys5#7270
1988girls8#8391
1987boys6#6089
1987girls6#9825
1986boys7#5332
1985boys7#5147
1985girls8#7563
1984boys9#4215
1983girls5#10275
1982boys10#3966
1981girls8#7409
1980boys8#4495
1980girls10#6319
1979boys9#4068
1979girls6#9010
1978girls5#9750
1977boys6#5123
1925boys7#3408
1920boys6#3815

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Kei’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-57.6%
Change since peak-57.6%