Ghala
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.
Ghala by the numbers
Ghala was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 13 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Ghala
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ghala. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Galafestive; a celebration; from Galas50 in the US (2017)
- Ghaliafragrant or precious; variant of ghali8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ghadatender or delicate; morning dew5 in the US (2017)
- GianaGod is gracious; a form of Gianna or Jane314 in the US (2017)
- Giadajade; the precious stone146 in the US (2017)
- Galiawave of god; a form of Galit23 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Ghala
Names that are said the same way as Ghala, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Aylahalo of moonlight; oak tree980 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aylahdoe or gazelle; hebrew origin38 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alaanobility or elevation28 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aleadice or game of chance18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alanoble, high6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ailahdeer; gazelle9 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Ghala
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