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Keilah

Girl

Meaning of Keilah: Hebrew: 'fortress'

Keilah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4293rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#4293

31 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

1,602

First recorded 1976 · peak 2005

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 20 babies1988: 27 babies1989: 16 babies1990: 38 babies19901991: 36 babies1992: 37 babies1993: 42 babies1994: 30 babies1995: 31 babies1996: 45 babies1997: 58 babies1998: 45 babies1999: 43 babies2000: 45 babies20002001: 37 babies2002: 61 babies2003: 51 babies2004: 51 babies2005: 66 babies2006: 51 babies2007: 64 babies2008: 43 babies2009: 56 babies2010: 47 babies20102011: 52 babies2012: 45 babies2013: 36 babies2014: 40 babies2015: 26 babies2016: 25 babies2017: 31 babies2018: 26 babies2019: 34 babies2020: 16 babies20202021: 16 babies2022: 25 babies2023: 29 babies2024: 31 babies2025: 31 babies
US babies named Keilah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 66.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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