Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Keta isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 128
- 0 boys · 128 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 330 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.
Keta’s family of names
In Greek usage, Keta as a surname is a transliteration of Κέτα.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Keta, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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