girl's name
Keala
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 895
Keala is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2005, when 50 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
Keala over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 74 |
| 1980s | 118 |
| 1990s | 159 |
| 2000s | 298 |
| 2010s | 147 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 78 |
How popular is Keala?
In 2025, Keala was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Keala is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Keala is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ke'ala | Ke'ala is Keala written with an apostrophe, recorded mostly in England and Wales. | 3 |
Names that peaked alongside Keala
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Keala also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Keala over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Keala
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Keala — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Keala
How popular is the name Keala?
In 2025, Keala was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Keala a girl's or a boy's name?
Keala is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Keala most popular?
Keala peaked in 2005, when 50 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Keala a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Keala currently ranks #6,269 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.