Kala Girl
How popular is Kala?
#9,454 girl name in 2025
10 baby girls were named Kala in the US in 2025, making it the 9454th most popular girl name.
7,539living people named Kala (est.)
36median age of people named Kala
7,772babies named Kala since 1880
1 in 331,534US babies born in 2025
Kala popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #9,454 for girls (▼ 1016 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,583 in 2015, #5,483 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1989 (525 girls) |
| Highest rank | #462 in 1989 |
| First recorded | 1943 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kala counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Calla family of names ranked #958 for girls in 2025 (#1,060 the year before), with 221 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Calla | 156 | 71% |
| Kala | 10 | 5% |
| Calah | 19 | 9% |
| Kalla | 14 | 6% |
| Cala | 9 | 4% |
| Callah | 13 | 6% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Kala by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 50 | #3,349 |
| 1950s | 149 | #2,375 |
| 1960s | 298 | #2,014 |
| 1970s | 425 | #1,772 |
| 1980s | 2,664 | #462 |
| 1990s | 2,996 | #542 |
| 2000s | 784 | #1,268 |
| 2010s | 225 | #4,583 |
| 2020s | 89 | #5,483 |
Girl names about as popular as Kala
Questions
- Is Kala a boy or girl name?
- Kala is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kala were girls.
- How popular is the name Kala?
- 10 baby girls were named Kala in the US in 2025, making it the 9454th most popular girl name.
- When was Kala most popular?
- Kala peaked in 1989, when 525 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #462 in 1989.
- How many people are named Kala?
- 7,772 babies have been named Kala in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,539 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.