boy's name
Kealii
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 289
Kealii is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1996, when 14 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
Kealii over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 |
| 1980s | 24 |
| 1990s | 60 |
| 2000s | 66 |
| 2010s | 65 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 52 |
How popular is Kealii?
In 2025, Kealii was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kealii 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 Kealii is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Keali'I | Keali'I is Kealii written with an apostrophe, used in France, where it ranks #5,233. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Kealii
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kealii also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kealii over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kealii
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kealii — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kealii
How popular is the name Kealii?
In 2025, Kealii was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kealii a girl's or a boy's name?
Kealii is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kealii most popular?
Kealii peaked in 1996, when 14 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kealii a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kealii currently ranks #9,947 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.