How Many People Are Named Keila?
An estimated 7,075 people in the United States have the first name Keila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Keila peaked in popularity in 2006 with 239 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keila 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 Keila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,075
About 1 in 48,446 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2006
239 births
Total Registered
7,288
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keila
Keila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,288 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Keila as a female name
Ranked #1,562 in 2024
136 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (239 births)
Keila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keila span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,212 babies were registered. Keila has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keila by Decade
How has Keila 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.
Keila by State
Birth registrations for Keila span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Missouri, Oregon, Ohio. On average, about 199 Keilas were registered per state.
Keila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keila
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Keila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keila?
We estimate approximately 7,075 people named Keila 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 48,446 Americans share this first name.
Is Keila a common name?
Keila is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,288 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keila most popular?
Keila reached peak popularity in 2006, when 239 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keila is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keila a female name?
Keila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keila Smith, Keila Johnson, Keila 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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