How Many People Are Named Keala?

865

people named Keala are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 395,127 people in the US has this name

Based on 881 babies named Keala in Social Security records from 1969 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#11,657

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#6,607

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Peak Year

2005

50 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Hawaiian
Gender: Primarily Male

Meaning:

Means "the path" from Hawaiian ke, a definite article, and ala "path".

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
96.9%
Male
3.1%

Of the babies given the name Keala, 96.9% were girls and 3.1% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1980s: 94.1% of the babies were girls then and 100% in the 2010s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Keala alive today is about 24 years old, and 68% are under 30. Half of them were between 15 and 34 in 2025.

Under 30 588
68%
30 to 59 277
32%
60 and over 0
0%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Keala first appears in the records in 1969 and was given most often in 2005, to 50 babies. In 2025, 17 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1969 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Keala has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,142, in 2005. In 2025 it ranked #9,158.

Girls
Rank in 2025#9,158
Best rank#3,142 (2005)
Years in the top 100None
Rank in its biggest decade#4,669 in the 2000s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Keala alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Keala were born in California than in any other state: about 114 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Keala was given 159.2 times as often in Hawaii and 3.9 times in California.

California 114
Hawaii 84
Washington 7

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