Keilah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,497

among girls · ↑26 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Keilah

How common

1 in 51,847

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2005

66 babies

All-time total

1,602

#5,464 all-time among girls

First recorded

1976

in Social Security records

Keilah popularity over time

1,602 babies have been named Keilah since 1976, 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

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	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	30	3	–	#6,569
1980s	132	13	+340%	#3,531
1990s	405	41	+207%	#2,319
2000s	525	53	+30%	#2,567
2010s	362	36	-31%	#3,199
2020s (to 2025)	148	25	-32%	#4,497

Where Keilah 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	32	0.02	outside top 500
2027	33	0.02	outside top 500
2028	34	0.02	outside top 500
2029	35	0.02	outside top 500
2030	35	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Keilah

Keilah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,497 in 2025 with 31 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 1,602 American babies have been named Keilah. Its peak came in 2005, when 66 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 Keilah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Keilah?

The median living Keilah is about 21 years old; half are between 13 and 29. An estimated 1,600 people named Keilah are alive in the United States today.

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

Keilah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	31	#4,497
2024	31	#4,523
2023	29	#4,698
2022	25	#5,239
2021	16	#7,110
2020	16	#7,068
2019	34	#4,213
2018	26	#5,081
2017	31	#4,533
2016	25	#5,379
2015	26	#5,217
2014	40	#3,811
2013	36	#4,124
2012	45	#3,557
2011	52	#3,199
2010	47	#3,444
2009	56	#3,069
2008	43	#3,744
2007	64	#2,840
2006	51	#3,243
2005	66	#2,589
2004	51	#3,048
2003	51	#2,977
2002	61	#2,567
2001	37	#3,594
2000	45	#3,098
1995	31	#3,537
1990	38	#2,981
1985	12	#5,828
1980	12	#5,697
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Keilah?

The median living Keilah is about 21 years old. Half of all living Keilahs are between 13 and 29 years old.

How many people named Keilah are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Keilah are alive in the United States, based on 1,602 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Keilah in 2025?

Keilah ranked #4,497 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 31 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Keilah?

1,602 babies have been named Keilah in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Keilah most popular?

Keilah peaked in 2005, when 66 newborns received the name.

Is Keilah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Keilah rising or falling?

Keilah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Keilah become more popular?

Keilah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 35 girls named Keilah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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