girl's name
Keela
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,469
Northern Ireland
#399
2018 births
Keela is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1978, when 33 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1956.
Keela over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 26 |
| 1960s | 127 |
| 1970s | 259 |
| 1980s | 207 |
| 1990s | 187 |
| 2000s | 107 |
| 2010s | 132 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 25 |
How popular is Keela?
In 2025, Keela was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Keela 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.
Names that peaked alongside Keela
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Keela also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Keela over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Keela
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Keela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Keela
How popular is the name Keela?
In 2025, Keela was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Keela a girl's or a boy's name?
Keela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Keela most popular?
Keela peaked in 1978, when 33 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Keela a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Keela currently ranks #1,010 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.