Is Keola a boy or girl name?

Keola is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 612 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.1% were girls and 94.9% were boys.

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Keola

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Keola was most popular in 1981, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,940 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 612 people named Keola.

Keola over time

Births per year. The dot marks Keola’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Keola a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Keola is mostly a boy’s name — 5.1% of the 612 Americans given it were girls and 94.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Keola

Where Keola is most concentrated

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

Hawaii 317.3×

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