Unisex name · since 1973
Keola
Keola has 581 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,944 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 581
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
581 babies have been named Keola since 1973, making it today's #10944 unisex name.
Keola has 581 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10944 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #7,208 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,944 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 581 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keola ranks #7,208 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,944 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 581 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,944 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 581
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Keola's 581 recorded births place it above 84.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Keola compares
581 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Keola's all-time total is 57% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keola | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 581 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keola's full recorded timeline at 1999, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keola popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Keola popularity over time - girls
31 total births recorded since 1974 (Keola as girls' name)
Keola by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (123 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Keola's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Keola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
105 births
- 1980s
1980s
123 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
111 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 123 births (21% of all-time use).
How Keola compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Keola's total volume
Keola by state
Where Keola concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 342 | 58.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
342 of 581 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Keola's data
- Keola's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Keolas (342 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Keola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Keola 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.