Girls' name · since 1961
Kahla
Kahla has 679 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 679
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kahla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 679 have been recorded since 1961.
Kahla has 679 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2012.
- #9,696 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 679 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahla ranks #9,696 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 679 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 679
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kahla's 679 recorded births place it above 86.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Kahla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kahla splits its recorded history at 1993: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 58 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kahla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2012
- Peak year (1990)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Kahla by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (330 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Kahla's strongest decade.
330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Kahla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
248 births
- 1990s
1990s
330 births
- 2000s 65
2000s
65 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 330 births (49% of all-time use).
How Kahla 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 Kahla's total volume
Kahla by state
Where Kahla concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 40 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 23 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 15 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 12 | 1.8% |
| #5 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.7% |
40 of 679 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Kahla's decade-level peak was the 1990s (330 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Kahlas (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Kahla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1961–2012 (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 Kahla 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.