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Calla

Girl

Meaning of Calla: Greek: 'most beautiful'

Calla is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1352nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2000th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1352

156 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2000

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,408

First recorded 1880 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 17 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 56 babies1987: 39 babies1988: 41 babies1989: 46 babies1990: 41 babies19901991: 57 babies1992: 57 babies1993: 49 babies1994: 44 babies1995: 44 babies1996: 37 babies1997: 43 babies1998: 35 babies1999: 33 babies2000: 57 babies20002001: 69 babies2002: 50 babies2003: 60 babies2004: 71 babies2005: 81 babies2006: 87 babies2007: 92 babies2008: 96 babies2009: 107 babies2010: 134 babies20102011: 104 babies2012: 120 babies2013: 139 babies2014: 140 babies2015: 140 babies2016: 164 babies2017: 176 babies2018: 122 babies2019: 111 babies2020: 135 babies20202021: 134 babies2022: 135 babies2023: 130 babies2024: 143 babies2025: 156 babies
US babies named Calla per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 176.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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