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Keela

Girl

Meaning of Keela: Irish: 'beautiful'

Keela is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 14828th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#14828

5 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,070

First recorded 1956 · peak 1978

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 22 babies1982: 23 babies1983: 25 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 20 babies1986: 21 babies1987: 25 babies1988: 16 babies1989: 18 babies1990: 31 babies19901991: 30 babies1992: 30 babies1993: 22 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 11 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 13 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 9 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 7 babies2007: 14 babies2008: 25 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 13 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 19 babies2013: 15 babies2014: 14 babies2015: 15 babies2016: 11 babies2017: 15 babies2018: 9 babies2019: 9 babies2020: 6 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 9 babies2023: 5 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 5 babies
US babies named Keela per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 31.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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