Recorded 1982–1996 Girls' name Peak 1991 43 births

Kaala — girls' name

43 babies named Kaala in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s33
1990s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Kaala was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kaala in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaala

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Kaala between 1982 and 1996, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaala performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kaala shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaala 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 43 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.

Kaala at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

43

Since 1982

15 years of records

Peak year

1991

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1982

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1996

Kaala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1982

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Kaala by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
33 births that decade — 77% of Kaala's all-time total
1980s101990s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaala?
43 babies have been named Kaala since 1982. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Kaala most popular?
Kaala was most popular in the 1990s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Kaala been used?
Kaala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 15 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Kaala?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaaren, Kaavya, Kaaliyah, Kaari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.