girl's name
Kala
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 7,914
Kala is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1989, when 533 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1943.
Kala over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 50 |
| 1950s | 149 |
| 1960s | 298 |
| 1970s | 475 |
| 1980s | 2,683 |
| 1990s | 2,996 |
| 2000s | 801 |
| 2010s | 231 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 89 |
How popular is Kala?
In 2025, Kala was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kala is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kala
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kala also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kala over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kala
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kala — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kala
How popular is the name Kala?
In 2025, Kala was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kala a girl's or a boy's name?
Kala is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kala most popular?
Kala peaked in 1989, when 533 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kala a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kala currently ranks #9,635 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.