Given name

Kilea

“from the narrow channel”

Kilea is a variant of Kyla. In English use, Kyla carries the interpretation “from the narrow channel.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Kilea is a variant of Kyla. In English use, Kyla carries the interpretation “from the narrow channel.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kilea through the years

Babies since 1880
79
0 boys · 79 girls
Most popular year
2005
10 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Kilea in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1998–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 123 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Kilea’s family of names

Kilea has a related form in Kyla.

Walk Kilea’s family in the name graph

KileaKyla

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Kilea, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Karleah

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Kitara

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Karyzma

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Kiyanah

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Emmalea

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Kilea’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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