Keileah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Keileah

What is the meaning of the name Keileah ?

The baby name Keileah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kay-LEE-uh (IPA: /keɪˈliːə/),kee-LEE-uh (IPA: /kiːˈliːə/).

Keileah is English in Origin.

Keileah is a modern feminine name in English, likely coined in the late 20th century by blending popular Kaylee/Kayleigh forms with the biblical Leah, or by respelling the Hebrew place-name Keilah/Keila. As a creative hybrid it carries layered roots: Hebrew Leah (interpreted “weary,” with long-standing biblical usage), Hebrew Keilah (often glossed “citadel” or “fortress”), the Old English element leah “woodland clearing/meadow” seen in -leigh/-ley names, and the Kaylee/Keeley stream linked to Irish Caol-/Caollaidhe “slender.”

Usage is rare and contemporary, appearing sporadically in U.S. and other Anglophone records from the 1990s onward, parallel to the boom in Kaylee/Kayla variants. Spelling variants and near-forms include Keilah, Keila, Keylia, Keelia, Kayleah, Kailia, and Keelea; related names include Kaylee, Keeley, and Leah. Because of its blended etymology, Keileah is often given the evocative meanings “fortress,” “meadow,” or “slender,” with a subtle scriptural echo through Leah.

⚙ Keileah doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. However you look at it, very few people share it.