Given name
Keoki
“one who works the earth; a farmer”·“farmer”·“one who works the earth”
Keoki is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Hawaiian use, Keoki carries the interpretation “one who works the earth; a farmer.” Keoki is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
How it developed
Keoki is used as a form of George. Keoki is a form of George. The shared background comes through George: Georgios comes from georgos, built from elements meaning “earth” and “to work.” Latin Georgius and Old French forms helped carry it into English.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Keoki is a form of George. The history of George gives this family its wider story. Saint George gave the name a religious and legendary association; the dragon story developed in the Middle Ages. In England, George I’s accession in 1714 helped increase the name’s use beyond its earlier saintly associations.
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Keoki through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 508
- 508 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 473 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Keoki’s family of names
Keoki is a form of George. In Hawaiian usage, Keoki has a conventional equivalent in the English form George. In Hawaiian usage, Keoki was borrowed from the English form George.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Keoki has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Hawaiian roots to each of them.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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