Girls' name · since 1880
Calla
Calla has 4,408 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,398 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,408
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,408 babies have been named Calla since 1880, making it today's #1398 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calla has been recorded 4,408 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #1398 nationally and more common than 92% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,795 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,398 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,408 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calla ranks #2,795 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,398 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,408 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,398 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,408
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Calla's 4,408 recorded births place it above 96.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Calla compares
4,408 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Calla's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Calla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,408 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 176 | 21 | 19,840 |
Calla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Calla splits its recorded history at 1955: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 176 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Calla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 176
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Calla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,350 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Calla's strongest decade.
1,350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Calla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 79
1880s
79 births
- 1890s 83
1890s
83 births
- 1900s 51
1900s
51 births
- 1910s 97
1910s
97 births
- 1920s 100
1920s
100 births
- 1930s 59
1930s
59 births
- 1940s 52
1940s
52 births
- 1950s 111
1950s
111 births
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s 266
1980s
266 births
- 1990s 440
1990s
440 births
- 2000s
2000s
770 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,350 births
- 2020s
2020s
833 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,350 births (31% of all-time use).
How Calla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Calla's total volume
Calla by state
Where Calla concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 224 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 172 | 3.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 144 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 116 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 95 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 92 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 83 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 82 | 1.9% |
224 of 4,408 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Calla appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Calla's data
- Calla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,350 total births) through the 2020s (833) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Callas (224 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Calla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Calla draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.