Keisi
A feminine Japanese name meaning "respect" or "blessing".
Name Census estimates that about 248 living Americans carry the first name Keisi. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Keisi today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Keisi births was 2015 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Keisi. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Keisi with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
248
~ 1 in 1,382,074 Americans
Peak year
2015
37 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2022 SSA rank
#6,576
Tracked since 2002
Census
Keisi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 210 people with the first name Keisi, which placed it at #37,260 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#37,260
National first-name rank
People counted
210
210 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
82.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Keisi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Keisi is Hispanic at 82.4%. The next largest groups are White (13.3%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Keisi described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Keisi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino82.4% · 173
- White13.3% · 28
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 4
- Black or African American1.4% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
- Two or more races0.5% · 1
Popularity
Keisi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Keisi 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 171 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Keisi 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 Keisi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Keisis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, New York, California recorded the most babies named Keisi, while California, New York, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 10 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Keisi
The given name Keisi is believed to have originated from the ancient Sumerian language, which was spoken in the region of Mesopotamia, located in present-day Iraq, around 3500 BC. It is derived from the Sumerian word "ki-si," which means "garden" or "orchard."
In ancient Sumerian culture, gardens and orchards were revered as sacred spaces, symbolizing fertility, abundance, and harmony with nature. The name Keisi may have been bestowed upon individuals with a deep connection to the earth or those born during the planting or harvesting seasons.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Keisi can be found in the cuneiform inscriptions of the Sumerian city-state of Uruk, dating back to the 3rd millennium BC. These inscriptions mention a high priestess named Keisi who was revered for her wisdom and spiritual guidance.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Keisi. One of the most famous was Keisi of Kish, a Sumerian queen who ruled the city-state of Kish in the 26th century BC. She was renowned for her military prowess and strategic leadership, successfully defending her kingdom against invading forces.
Another historical figure was Keisi the Scribe, who lived in ancient Egypt during the 18th Dynasty (circa 1550-1292 BC). He was a highly skilled scribe and scholar, known for his meticulous record-keeping and contributions to Egyptian literature.
In the 9th century AD, Keisi al-Basri was a renowned Arab mathematician and astronomer from Basra, modern-day Iraq. He made significant contributions to the field of algebra and played a crucial role in the translation of ancient Greek and Indian mathematical texts into Arabic.
During the Renaissance period, Keisi Boccaccio (1313-1375) was an Italian author and poet, best known for his masterpiece "The Decameron," a collection of novellas that depicted the lives and experiences of various characters during the Black Death pandemic.
In the 20th century, Keisi Okamoto (1919-1993) was a Japanese artist and printmaker renowned for her intricate woodblock prints that captured the beauty and essence of traditional Japanese culture and landscapes.
While the name Keisi has its roots in ancient Sumerian culture, it has transcended time and geographic boundaries, appearing in various cultures and contexts throughout history, each individual leaving their unique mark on the world.
People
Keisi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Keisi 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
Keisi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keisi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 248 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Keisi 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 1,382,074 US residents.
Is Keisi a common name?
We classify Keisi as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 250 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Keisi most popular?
The single biggest year for Keisi was 2015, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Keisi is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Keisi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 210 people with the name Keisi, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,260 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Keisi in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Keisi?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Keisi leans strongly female. 205 people counted with this name were female (93.2%), compared with 15 male bearers (6.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Keisi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Keisi is Hispanic at 82.4%. The next largest groups are White (13.3%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Keisi most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Keisi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.4% (173 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Keisi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Keisi a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Keisi in the SSA data are female. 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.
Is Keisi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Keisi in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Keisi can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How common is the name Keisi?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Keisi at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.