Girls' name · since 1983
Kla
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 245 babies named Kla, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 245
- total births
- 1983–2019
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
Kla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 245 have been recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kla has been recorded 245 times among girls since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2019.
- 245 total births
- 1983–2019 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kla's 245 recorded births place it above 75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kla splits its recorded history at 2000: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2019
- Peak year (2000)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kla's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 108 births (44% of all-time use).
Kla by state
Where Kla concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 245 births nationwide.
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- Kla's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (108 total births) through the 2010s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Klas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1983–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kla: Baby Name Since 1983 - 245 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kla 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 July 2026.