Is Keala a boy or girl name?

Keala is a girl’s name. Of the 881 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 96.8% were girls and 3.2% were boys.

Keala

Recorded 1969–2025 · United States

Keala was most popular in 2005, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,337 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 881 people named Keala.

Keala over time

Births per year. The dot marks Keala’s peak in 2005. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Keala a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Keala is a girl’s name — 96.8% of the 881 Americans given it were girls and 3.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 95% girls and 5% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Keala

Where Keala is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org