Girl · #1,616 in 2026

Keila

Keila is a town and an urban municipality in Harju County in north-western Estonia, 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Tallinn. As of 2025, the town has a population of 11,024 inhabitants.

  • Portuguese
  • English
Current Rank
#1,616
Peak Rank
#989 (2006)
Total Babies
8K
5-Yr Trend
-3%
1956
First Year
2026
Last Year
2006
Peak Year
#989
Peak Rank
8K
Total Count
71
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Keila

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Keila is a town and an urban municipality in Harju County in north-western Estonia, 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Tallinn. As of 2025, the town has a population of 11,024 inhabitants.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Portuguese
  • English
Origin & history
The oldest traces of human settlement in Keila trace back 2000 to 3000 years BC. Around 1000 years ago the village of Keila was established along the Keila river. In 1219 the Danish conquered Northern-Estonia and chose Keila as the site on which the Vomentakæ parochial Revala county church was to be built. The first church was a small wooden structure dedicated primarily to St. Michael which was replaced with a stone church at the end of the 13th century. Subsequently, the first written mention of Keila ( Keikŋl ) comes from Danish evaluation book writings in 1241. In the 15th–16th century, a

The Story of Keila

Keila first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1956, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 239 Keilas were born — ranking #1,066 that year. As of 2026, Keila ranks #1,616 for baby girls with 129 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 8K Keilas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Keila

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Keila. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Keila

Phonetically similar names — useful when Keila is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Keila

What does the name Keila mean?
Keila is a town and an urban municipality in Harju County in north-western Estonia, 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Tallinn. As of 2025, the town has a population of 11,024 inhabitants.
What is the origin of the name Keila?
Keila has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Portuguese, English.
How popular is Keila in 2026?
In 2026, Keila ranks #1,616 among girls' names in the U.S., with 129 babies given the name that year.
When was Keila most popular?
Keila reached its peak popularity in 2006, ranking #989 that year with 239 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Keila most popular?
Keila has historically been most popular in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Connecticut. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Keila.
Is Keila a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Keila is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Keila?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Keila include Etha, Luverne, Melodee. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Keila?
Common variants and related forms of Keila include Cayla, Kaila, Kayla. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Keila

Keila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Keila's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #989. Use the chart and map above to compare Keila's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.