How Many People Are Named Keilah?
An estimated 1,534 people in the United States have the first name Keilah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Keilah peaked in popularity in 2005 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keilah 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 Keilah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,534
About 1 in 223,438 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2005
66 births
Total Registered
1,568
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keilah
Keilah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,568 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Keilah as a female name
Ranked #4,596 in 2024
30 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (66 births)
Keilah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keilah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 525 babies were registered. Keilah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keilah by Decade
How has Keilah 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.
Keilah by State
Birth registrations for Keilah span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in North Carolina, New York, Ohio. On average, about 70 Keilahs were registered per state.
Keilah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keilah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Keilah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keilah?
We estimate approximately 1,534 people named Keilah 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 223,438 Americans share this first name.
Is Keilah a common name?
Keilah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,568 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keilah most popular?
Keilah reached peak popularity in 2005, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keilah is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keilah a female name?
Keilah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keilah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keilah Smith, Keilah Johnson, Keilah 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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