US rank #13938 Girls' name Peak 1986 320 births

Kalla — #13938 US girls' name

320 babies named Kalla in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s581990s842000s502010s852020s43
#13938
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Kalla was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

20 babies were named Kalla in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalla

The Social Security Administration has registered 320 babies named Kalla between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kalla currently holds the #13938 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalla performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kalla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalla 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 320 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.

Kalla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

320

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

1986

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,938

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kalla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1986)
20
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
0510152025 202420182013200720021996199119861985 6

Kalla by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
85 births that decade — 27% of Kalla's all-time total
1980s581990s842000s502010s852020s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalla?
320 babies have been named Kalla since 1985. It currently ranks #13938 among girls. The peak year was 1986 with 20 births.
When was Kalla most popular?
Kalla was most popular in the 2010s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Kalla been used?
Kalla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kalla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kali, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kallie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1985–2024 (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.