Baby Name: Keyten

What’s the key to finding a great baby name?

Perhaps it’s checking out a long list of names that contain the word KEY!

Top baby names with KEY

First, a quick rundown of the most popular names with the letter sequence “k-e-y,” according to the current U.S. baby name data.

Top girl names with “k-e-y”	Top boy names with “k-e-y”
Keyla Keyli Keylani Keylin Keyani Keya Keyari Keyanna Lakeyn Keyana	Mickey Keyon Rickey Keylor Keyden Keyan Mikey Keyshawn Keyler Keylan

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Now here are the same names again, this time with links to popularity graphs and, in some cases, explanations/definitions. (Most of these are modern names without a distinct origin, so I can’t add as much extra information as I did in similar posts, e.g., VAN, ICE, CAR.)

• Keya
• Keyan
• Keyana and Keyanna were likely popularized by Qiana.
• Keyani
• Keyari
• Keyden
• Keyla
• Keylan
• Keylani may be a combination of the English word key and Hawaiian word lani, meaning “sky, heaven.”
• Keyler
• Keyli is a variant spelling of Keely, which can be traced back to Caollaidhe, an Irish (male) personal name based on the word caol, meaning “slender.”
• Keylin
• Keylor
• Keyon was probably influenced by similar-sounding names such as Dion and Leon.
• Keyshawn is an elaboration of Shawn, which is an Anglicized form of Seán, the Irish form of John.
• Lakeyn
• Mickey and Mikey are diminutives of Michael, which is based on a Hebrew name meaning “who is like God?” (rhetorical question).
• Rickey is a diminutive of Richard, which is based on a Germanic name made up of elements meaning “ruler, king” and “hardy, brave.”

More names with KEY

What other names have KEY in them? Here are some less-common choices. (Nearly all of these come directly from the SSA’s baby name data.)

• Akeya, Akeyia
• Akeyla, Akeylah
• Akeyra

• Beckey
• Bjarkey
• Buckey

• Chakeya
• Corkey

• Dickey

• Frankey

• Hawkeye

• Ikey
• Ikeya, Ikeyia

• Jackey
• Jakey
• Jakeya
• Jakeyla

• Karthikeya
• Karthikeyan
• Kartikeya

• Key, Keye
  • Here’s a Key West. ;)
• Keyaan
• Keyah
• Keyahna
• Keyair
• Keyaira, Keyairah, Keyairra
• Keyajah
• Keyaki
• Keyala
• Keyanah, Keyannah
• Keyanda
• Keyandra
• Keyandre
• Keyandrea
• Keyania
• Keyanni
• Keyansh
• Keyanta
• Keyante
• Keyara, Keyarah, Keyarra
• Keyaria
• Keyarie
• Keyasha
• Keyashia
• Keyasia
• Keyatta
• Keyaun
• Keyauna
• Keyawna

• Keydan
• Keydi
• Keydon
• Keydra
  • Siblings named Keydra, Keyden, and Keyvar were mentioned in name quotes #115 earlier this year.
• Keydren
• Keydy

• Keyan
• Keyen
• Keyera, Keyerah, Keyerra
• Keyeria
• Keyetta

• Keygan

• Keyia
• Keyiana
• Keyik
• Keyilah
• Keyion
• Keyiona
• Keyira
• Keyisha

• Keyjuan

• Keylah, Keyhla
• Keyland
• Keylanie
• Keyle
• Keylea
• Keylee, Keyleigh, Keylie, Keyly
• Keyleen
• Keylei
• Keylen
• Keyleth
• Keyliana
• Keylianis
• Keylianiz
• Keylli, Keylly
• Keylon
• Keylyn

• Keymani
• Keymar
• Keymari
• Keymarion
• Keymaya
• Keymi
• Keymia, Keymiah, Keymiyah
• Keymon
• Keymoni
• Keymond
• Keymonte
• Keymora
• Keymya

• Keyna
• Keynan
• Keynen
• Keyner
• Keynia, Keyniah
• Keynon
• Keynu

• Keyo
• Keyoka
• Keyomi
• Keyona, Keyonah, Keyonna
• Keyonce
• Keyonda
• Keyondra
• Keyondre
• Keyondria
• Keyone
• Keyoni, Keyonie
• Keyonia, Keyonnia
• Keyonis
• Keyonn
• Keyonne
• Keyonni, Keyonnie
• Keyonta
• Keyontae, Keyontay
• Keyontai
• Keyonte
• Keyora
• Keyosha
• Keyoshia

• Keyra, Keyrra
• Keyren
• Keyri, Keyry
• Keyria
• Keyrin
• Keyron

• Keysa
• Kaysan
• Keysean, Keyshaun
• Keyser
• Keysha
• Keyshana, Keyshanna
• Keyshauna, Keyshawna
• Keyshia
• Keyshla
• Keyshon
• Keyshona
• Keyshonda
• Keyshone
• Keyshun
• Keysi
• Keysia
• Keyson
• Keystal
• Keyston

• Keyth
• Keyton, Keyten

• Keyuana, Keyuanna
• Keyun
• Keyuna, Keyunna
• Keyundra
• Keyunta
• Keyuntae
• Keyur

• Keyva
• Keyvan
• Keyveon
• Keyvin
• Keyvion
• Keyvon
• Keyvonna
• Keyvonte

• Keywan
• Keywana, Keywanna
• Keywanda
• Keywon

• Keyziah

• Lakeya, Lakeyah
• Lakeycha
• Lakeyda
• Lakeydra
• Lakeyia
• Lakeyla
• Lakeysa
• Lakeysha
• Lakeyshia
• Lakeysia
• Lakeyta
• Lekeya
• Lekeysha
• Luckey

• Mackey
• Mackeyla
• Makeya
• Markey
• Markeya
• Markeyda
• Markeyia
• Markeyla
• Markeysha
• Markeyta
• Mckeyla
• Mikeya
• Mikeyia
• Mikeyla
• Myrkey

• Nakeya, Nakeyah, Nakeyia
• Nakeysha
• Nekeya
• Nekeysha
• Nickey
• Nickeya, Nikeya, Nikeyia, Nikkeya
• Nykeya

• Oakey
• Okey

• Pinkey

• Rakeya
• Rickeya
• Rikey
• Rockey
• Rokeya

• Sakeya
• Sankey
• Shakeya, Shakeyia
• Shakeyda
• Shakeyla
• Shakeyra
• Shakeyta
• Shikeyla
• Smokey
• Starkey
• Sukey

• Takeya, Takeyah, Takeyia
• Takeyla
• Takeyoshi
• Takeyra
• Takeysha
• Takeyshia
• Takeyuki
• Tekeya, Tekeyah
• Tekeyla
• Tikeya, Tikeyah
• Tkeya, Tkeyah
• Tkeyha
• Tykeyah

• Vickey

• Whiskey

• Zakeya, Zakeyah, Zakeyia
• Zikeyah

Some of the above are non-traditional spellings of more common names, such as Becky, Vicky, and Keith.

Which KEY name do you like most? Let me know in the comments!

Sources:

• SSA
• Behind the Name
• Online Etymology Dictionary
• Hanks, Patrick. (Ed.) Dictionary of American Family Names. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.

Image: Adapted from Top view of old vintage keys by Ivan Radic under CC BY 2.0.