Is Keela a boy or girl name?

Keela is a girl’s name. Of the 1,070 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Keela

Recorded 1956–2025 · United States

Keela was most popular in 1978, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,042 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,070 people named Keela.

Keela over time

Births per year. The dot marks Keela’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Keela a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Keela is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,070 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

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