Names / Unisex names
Kei
Current rank
#6,284
holding steady
All-time peak
#3,402
in 2015
First recorded
1920
in U.S. data
Children named
837
since 1920
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,402 in 2015 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Kei is a unisex name that makes its debut in 1920. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Only about 837 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.