Given name & surname

Keme

“a secretive man”

Keme is used as a given name and a surname. One Native American interpretation is “a secretive man.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Native American interpretation is “a secretive man.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Keme through the years

Babies since 1880
6
0 boys · 6 girls
Most popular year
1975
6 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
0246198020002025Highest share 19750.0
Keme in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1975–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1975. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Keme’s family of names

In Greek usage, Keme as a surname is a transliteration of Κέμε.

Walk Keme’s family in the name graph

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The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Keme, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Native American

Kanda

“a magical woman”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Native American

Quana

Quana is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “one who is aromatic; sweet-smelling Quanay. Ouana, a Quaai gainaa.”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Hawaiian

Kina

“woman of China”

19Very rareRising

>99% girls

Hebrew · Mythological

Talli

“a legendary hero” · “of the morning dew”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Native American

Tiva

“one who loves to dance”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Native American

Shima

“little mother”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Native American

Neka

“resembling a wild goose”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Native American

Kwanita

“God is gracious”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Keme’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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