Boy · Aramaic, through Basque (modern coinage)
Kepa
Say it: KEH-pah
Meaning
A Basque equivalent of Pedro created in the early 20th century from Aramaic Kēpā 'rock', the apostle Peter's original name.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 12 babies given this name since 2014
- At its height in 2017, about 1 in 307,700 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Spanish | Pedro |
|---|
Famous bearers
- Kepa Arrizabalaga, Spanish goalkeeper
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Modern use, as a recently created name
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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