Keiden
A Japanese name meaning "the humble way".
Name Census estimates that about 432 living Americans carry the first name Keiden. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Keiden today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Keiden births was 2014 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Keiden. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
432
~ 1 in 793,413 Americans
Peak year
2014
31 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,366
Tracked since 2004
Popularity
Keiden: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Keiden from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 237 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Keiden remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Keiden by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Keiden during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Keidens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Massachusetts, Texas recorded the most babies named Keiden, while Texas, Massachusetts, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 6 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Keiden
The given name Keiden is a relatively modern one, originating from Japan in the late 20th century. While the precise origin and meaning of the name are not entirely clear, it is believed to be derived from the Japanese words "kei," meaning "respect" or "reverence," and "den," meaning "garden" or "field."
The name Keiden has no known historical references or appearances in ancient texts or religious scriptures. However, it has gained some popularity in recent decades, particularly in Japan and among Japanese-American communities. The earliest recorded examples of the name date back to the 1970s and 1980s, although it is difficult to pinpoint the exact first use.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Keiden is Keiden Yoshihara, a Japanese businessman and entrepreneur born in 1955. He is the founder and former CEO of the Japanese clothing company Uniqlo. Another notable person with this name is Keiden Mutunayagam, a Sri Lankan-born Canadian artist and musician active in the 1990s and 2000s.
In the world of sports, there is Keiden Toole, an American professional basketball player who played in the NBA G League and various international leagues in the early 2000s. Keiden Zondervan is a Dutch professional soccer player who has played for several clubs in the Netherlands since the late 2010s.
Another individual with the name Keiden is Keiden Yeshabat, an Ethiopian-American writer and activist who has published works on social justice and human rights issues. He was born in the late 1980s and has been active in various advocacy campaigns since the early 2000s.
While the name Keiden is still relatively uncommon, it has gained some recognition and usage in various parts of the world, particularly among those with Japanese or Japanese-American heritage. Its combination of Japanese linguistic elements and modern usage reflects the global exchange of cultural influences in the contemporary era.
People
Keiden + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Keiden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Keiden: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keiden?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 432 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Keiden going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 793,413 US residents.
Is Keiden a common name?
We classify Keiden as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 435 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Keiden most popular?
The single biggest year for Keiden was 2014, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Keiden is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Keiden a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Keiden in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.