Keilana
Emily Temple-Wood is an American physician and Wikipedia editor, who goes by pseudonym Keilana on the site. She is known for her efforts to counter the effects and causes of gender bias on Wikipedia, particularly through the creation of articles about women in science. She was declared a joint recipient of the 2016 Wikipedian of the Year award by Jimmy Wales at Wikimania.
Meaning & Origin of Keilana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emily Temple-Wood is an American physician and Wikipedia editor, who goes by pseudonym Keilana on the site. She is known for her efforts to counter the effects and causes of gender bias on Wikipedia, particularly through the creation of articles about women in science. She was declared a joint recipient of the 2016 Wikipedian of the Year award by Jimmy Wales at Wikimania.
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The Story of Keilana
Keilana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1999, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 44 Keilanas were born — ranking #3,550 that year. As of 2026, Keilana ranks #9,949 for baby girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-57%). In total, more than 496 Keilanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Keilana
Keilana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 496 births in the dataset. Keilana's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #3,509. Use the chart and map above to compare Keilana'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 .
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