How Many People Are Named Keela?
An estimated 989 people in the United States have the first name Keela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Keela peaked in popularity in 1978 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Keela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
989
About 1 in 346,567 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1978
33 births
Total Registered
1,065
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keela
Keela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,065 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Keela as a female name
Ranked #16,373 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1978 (33 births)
Keela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keela span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 259 babies were registered. Keela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keela by Decade
How has Keela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Keela by State
Birth registrations for Keela span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia. The lowest are in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee. On average, about 6 Keelas were registered per state.
Keela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keela
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Keela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keela?
We estimate approximately 989 people named Keela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 346,567 Americans share this first name.
Is Keela a common name?
Keela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,065 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keela most popular?
Keela reached peak popularity in 1978, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keela is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keela a female name?
Keela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keela Smith, Keela Johnson, Keela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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