girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Keila

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,551 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#1,551
among girls · ↑14 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
136
named Keila
How common
1 in 11,818
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
239 babies
All-time total
7,424
#1,992 all-time among girls
First recorded
1956
in Social Security records

Keila popularity over time

7,424 babies have been named Keila since 1956, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2005Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 34 3 – #3,527
1960s 158 16 +365% #2,350
1970s 388 39 +146% #1,598
1980s 745 75 +92% #1,282
1990s 1,576 158 +112% #1,055
2000s 2,212 221 +40% #991
2010s 1,682 168 -24% #1,199
2020s (to 2025) 629 105 -38% #1,551

Where Keila is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 137 0.09 outside top 500
2027 138 0.09 outside top 500
2028 139 0.09 outside top 500
2029 140 0.09 outside top 500
2030 140 0.09 outside top 500

Where Keila is most popular

Girls named Keila per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.065 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Massachusetts, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Keila born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 54 0.126 +93%
Massachusetts 15 0.124 +90%
California 94 0.112 +71%
Texas 83 0.103 +58%
New York 36 0.091 +39%
Maryland 5 0.047 -28%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -29%
New Jersey 6 0.033 -49%
Virginia 5 0.029 -55%
Georgia 6 0.026 -60%
Illinois 5 0.022 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Keila

Keila is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,551 in 2025 with 136 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1956, 7,424 American babies have been named Keila. Its peak came in 2006, when 239 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Keila stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Keila?

The median living Keila is about 21 years old; half are between 13 and 32. An estimated 7,300 people named Keila are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Keila year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 136 #1,551
2024 136 #1,565
2023 96 #2,040
2022 81 #2,310
2021 81 #2,279
2020 99 #1,936
2019 127 #1,664
2018 137 #1,580
2017 138 #1,584
2016 182 #1,317
2015 169 #1,395
2014 178 #1,331
2013 200 #1,199
2012 171 #1,370
2011 193 #1,238
2010 187 #1,277
2009 225 #1,125
2008 238 #1,092
2007 230 #1,126
2006 239 #1,066
2005 232 #1,036
2004 220 #1,053
2003 210 #1,066
2002 218 #1,005
2001 217 #991
2000 183 #1,119
1995 161 #1,104
1990 141 #1,205
1985 69 #1,685
1980 46 #2,203
1975 30 #2,584
1970 25 #2,817
1965 7 #5,533
1960 16 #3,149
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Keila, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Keila?

The median living Keila is about 21 years old. Half of all living Keilas are between 13 and 32 years old.

How many people named Keila are alive today?

An estimated 7,300 people named Keila are alive in the United States, based on 7,424 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Keila in 2025?

Keila ranked #1,551 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 136 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Keila?

7,424 babies have been named Keila in the United States since 1956, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Keila most popular?

Keila peaked in 2006, when 239 newborns received the name.

Is Keila a boy or girl name?

Keila is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Keila rising or falling?

Keila is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Keila become more popular?

Keila looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 140 girls named Keila in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Keila

Names that sound and feel close to Keila: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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