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Keila

Girl

Meaning of Keila: Hebrew: 'fortress'

Keila is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1498th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1498

136 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,424

First recorded 1956 · peak 2006

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 53 babies1982: 63 babies1983: 61 babies1984: 72 babies1985: 69 babies1986: 64 babies1987: 85 babies1988: 114 babies1989: 118 babies1990: 141 babies19901991: 155 babies1992: 157 babies1993: 116 babies1994: 154 babies1995: 161 babies1996: 162 babies1997: 159 babies1998: 179 babies1999: 192 babies2000: 183 babies20002001: 217 babies2002: 218 babies2003: 210 babies2004: 220 babies2005: 232 babies2006: 239 babies2007: 230 babies2008: 238 babies2009: 225 babies2010: 187 babies20102011: 193 babies2012: 171 babies2013: 200 babies2014: 178 babies2015: 169 babies2016: 182 babies2017: 138 babies2018: 137 babies2019: 127 babies2020: 99 babies20202021: 81 babies2022: 81 babies2023: 96 babies2024: 136 babies2025: 136 babies
US babies named Keila per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 239.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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