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Keiko was given to 15 girls in America in 2016.
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Keiko was given to 13 girls in America in 2015, possibly because of Japanese descent.
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Given to 11 girls in America in 2014.
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Also could be 恵子 (blessed child). [noted -ed]
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This must be a unisex name, because Keiko the orca was male.
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Keiko (Kay-ko) is definitely a feminine name in Japan.
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It can also mean "joy child" or "grace child" or "revelation child" or "the beginning/opening of a letter child" or numerous other things. In the generations before me, this was an EXTREMELY common name (I know lots of Keikos).
As for being a unisex name, I can't speak for other languages, but no Japanese in their right minds would name their boys Keiko unless maybe they wanted him to get beat up or something. It's a very feminine name in Japanese.
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As for being a unisex name, I can't speak for other languages, but no Japanese in their right minds would name their boys Keiko unless maybe they wanted him to get beat up or something. It's a very feminine name in Japanese.
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No. It's definitely a feminine name.
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It entered the top 10 in 1941 and stayed there until 1978, falling out a few times in between.
It was #1 from 1953-1954 and 1956-1961.
It is most commonly spelled 恵子 (celebrate + child).