Keola
Keola is a name with a single cultural origin: Hawaiian.
- Hawaiian
Meaning & Origin of Keola
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Keola is a name with a single cultural origin: Hawaiian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hawaiian
The Story of Keola
As a girl name
American parents first put Keola on the record books as a girl name in 1974, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 7 Keolas were born — ranking #12,761 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Keolas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2009 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 31 Keolas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Keola as a boy name dates back to 1973, when 7 babies received it. 1981 was its biggest year on record, with 27 newborns named Keola — #1,996 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Keolas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (12 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 575 Keolas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Keola
Keola is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 575 births in the dataset. Keola's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #1,996. Use the chart and map above to compare Keola'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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