Cala — #11206 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Cala

The Social Security Administration has registered 493 babies named Cala between 1950 and 2024, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cala currently holds the #11206 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cala performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cala shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cala in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 493 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.