girl's name
Keilah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,690
Ireland
#745
2020 births
Keilah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2005, when 66 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 106,952 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1976.
Keilah 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 | 30 |
| 1980s | 132 |
| 1990s | 405 |
| 2000s | 525 |
| 2010s | 362 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 148 |
How popular is Keilah?
In 2025, Keilah was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Keilah 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 Keilah is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Keïlah | Keïlah is a rare spelling of Keilah, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Keilah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Keilah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Keilah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Keilah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Keilah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Keilah
How popular is the name Keilah?
In 2025, Keilah was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Keilah a girl's or a boy's name?
Keilah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Keilah most popular?
Keilah peaked in 2005, when 66 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Keilah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Keilah currently ranks #3,675 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.