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Keita

Keita (けいた) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 啓太, 啓 to open + 太 big. It is popular today and has reached No. 28 in 2015.

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Most used spelling啓太けいたto open + big

Ways to write Keita

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

啓太
啓to open, enlighten太big, bold
Boy, best No. 35 (2004–2020)
慶太
慶joy, celebration太big, bold
Boy, best No. 72 (2012–2016)
圭太
圭jade tablet太big, bold
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata
敬太
敬respect太big, bold
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
恵太
恵blessing太big, bold
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
桂大
桂Japanese Judas tree大big, great
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
佳太
佳beautiful, good太big, bold
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Keita appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

圭大jade tablet + bigBoy

Popularity in Japan

Where Keita has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2015, at No. 28.

No. 1No. 25No. 50200520102015Boys, 2004: No. 33Boys, 2006: No. 34Boys, 2007: No. 33Boys, 2008: No. 31Boys, 2009: No. 44Boys, 2010: No. 36Boys, 2014: No. 38Boys, 2015: No. 28Boys, 2016: No. 35Boys, 2017: No. 47
Show the numbers
YearBoys
2017No. 47
2016No. 35
2015No. 28
2014No. 38
2010No. 36
2009No. 44
2008No. 31
2007No. 33
2006No. 34
2004No. 33

Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.

Famous people named Keita

Keita Suzuki 啓太Japanese association football player
Keita Kanemoto 金本 圭太Japanese association football player
Keita Nakamura 中村 慶太Japanese association football player
Keita Fujimura 藤村 慶太Japanese association football player
Keita Tanaka 田中 恵太Japanese association football player (born 1989)
Keita Ishii 石井 圭太Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.

Names that share a kanji