What does Keola mean in Hawaiian?
Keola is a Hawaiian unisex name that means the life. The name comes from ke (the) + ola (life, health). It is pronounced keh-OH-lah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Keola belongs with other Hawaiian names about life and hope.
The words inside Keola
ola means life, health, well-being and appears in 5 Hawaiian names, among them Ola, Waiola, Kawaiola, Keolamau.
How to pronounce Keola
Say every vowel. The vowels in Keola are e as in “bet”, o as in “go”, a as in “father”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Keola a boy or girl name?
Keola is listed here as unisex. Of the 594 U.S. babies given it, 5% were girls and 95% boys.
How often Keola is given in the U.S.
Social Security records show 594 U.S. babies named Keola from 1973 to 2023 (31 girls, 563 boys). It appears every year from 1973 on. Its peak was 1981, with 27. The 2014 to 2023 total of 77 is fewer than in all earlier years combined. In Hawaiʻi itself, 342 babies born in the state were named Keola from 1973 to 2021, with a peak of 24 in 1981. 18 were born there from 2012 to 2021.
How well recorded is Keola?
Keola has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.