Keilah
Keilah was the 4497th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 2319th; the most babies were born in 2005 (66). Over the last ten years it has moved up 720 places. More babies were named Keilah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kayla) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #4,497 girls, up 2,571 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200566 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,602babies recorded
What does the name Keilah mean?
Keilah is a spelling of Kayla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kayla's meaning and origin.
Kayla is a modern name that became common in the US in the 1980s. Wiktionary calls it a modern invention, possibly built on Kay or a shortening of Michaela, and possibly patterned on Layla. In Yiddish-speaking families Kayla also appears as a separate traditional name. No traditional meaning can be given for the American name.
How sure is this? Not documented. A modern invention with several suggested models; no documented meaning.
Related names: Kaila, Kaylah, Michaela, Kay.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kayla', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Keilah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,497 | 31 |
| 2020 | #7,068 | 16 |
| 2010 | #3,444 | 47 |
| 2000 | #3,098 | 45 |
| 1990 | #2,981 | 38 |
| 1980 | #5,697 | 12 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Keilah, counting every spelling?
Keilah is a spelling of Kayla, a name family that ranked #274 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,497 for Keilah on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,222 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla | 838 | #364 | 5,075 |
| Kaila | 88 | #2,133 | 536 |
| Keila | 136 | #1,551 | 530 |
| Kaylah | 38 | #3,867 | 220 |
| Cayla | 30 | #4,578 | 191 |
| Kailah | 23 | #5,478 | 173 |
| Keilah | 31 | #4,497 | 132 |
| Kaela | 19 | #6,215 | 112 |
| Caila | 14 | #7,562 | 79 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Keilah?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Keilah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Keilah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Keilah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Keilah?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Keilah are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 14 and 30. That makes Keilah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Keilah by state
How common Keilah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Keilah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Keilah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Keilah
How popular is the name Keilah?
Keilah was the 4497th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 2319th; the most babies were born in 2005 (66). Over the last ten years it has moved up 720 places. More babies were named Keilah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Keilah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Keilah in the US.
Where is Keilah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Keilah was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Texas.