Girls' name · since 1956
Keila
Keila has 7,424 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,992 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,553 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,424
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
7,424 babies have been named Keila since 1956, making it today's #1553 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keila has been recorded 7,424 times among girls since 1956, currently ranked #1553 nationally and more common than 91% 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 1956 to 2025.
- #1,992 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,553 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,424 born since 1956
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keila ranks #1,992 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,553 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,424 born since 1956, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,992 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,553 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,424
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keila's 7,424 recorded births place it above 97.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Keila compares
7,424 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Keila's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,424 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 239 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keila's full recorded timeline at 1991, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 239 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 239
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Keila by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,212 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Keila's strongest decade.
2,212 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Keila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 34
1950s
34 births
- 1960s 158
1960s
158 births
- 1970s 388
1970s
388 births
- 1980s 745
1980s
745 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,576 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,212 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,682 births
- 2020s 629
2020s
629 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,212 births (30% of all-time use).
How Keila 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 Keila's total volume
Keila by state
Where Keila concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,412 | 19.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,209 | 16.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 676 | 9.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 408 | 5.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 241 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 160 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 133 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 128 | 1.7% |
1,412 of 7,424 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Keila appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keila's data
- Keila's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,212 total births); usage has since declined to 629 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Keilas (1,412 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Keila 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.