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By Sophie Kihm · Aug 2026

Kala

OriginTamil; Hawaiian
Meaning"Virtue; princess"
GenderGirl
Also a boy's nameShow me Kala as a boy's name
US Rank#948

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About Kala

Variation of Calista

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#4,660#4,670'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014—00
2015#4,6533016.8
2016#4,6763016.9
2017—00
2018—00
2019—00
2020—00
2021—00
2022—00
2023—00
2024—00
2025—00
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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