Girls' name · since 1969
Keala
Keala has 853 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,990 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 853
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keala is the #8990 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 853 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keala has been recorded 853 times among girls since 1969, currently ranked #8990 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #8,384 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,990 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 853 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keala ranks #8,384 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,990 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 853 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,990 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 853
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keala's 853 recorded births place it above 88.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Keala compares
853 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Keala's all-time total is 127% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keala | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 853 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keala splits its recorded history at 1997: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keala popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Keala popularity over time - boys
28 total births recorded since 1981 (Keala as boys' name)
Keala by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (288 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Keala's strongest decade.
288 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Keala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 74
1970s
74 births
- 1980s 111
1980s
111 births
- 1990s
1990s
154 births
- 2000s
2000s
288 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s 72
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 288 births (34% of all-time use).
How Keala compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Keala's total volume
Keala by state
Where Keala concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 115 | 13.5% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 76 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Washington | | 7 | 0.8% |
115 of 853 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Keala's data
- Keala's decade-level peak was the 2000s (288 total births); usage has since declined to 72 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kealas (115 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Keala
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Keala draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.