Kala
A unisex name of Sanskrit origin, meaning time; black; dark.
Babies a year
22
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Kala by the numbers
Kala was given to 22 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 525 babies in 1989, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kala. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kala
Names that are said the same way as Kala, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Callabeautiful; from the calla lily plant175 in the US (2017)
- Kaleathe bright, cheerful one159 in the US (2017)
- Kailastylish; a variant of Kayla133 in the US (2017)
- Kailahstylish; a variant of kayla42 in the US (2017)
- Kahleathe sea; form of Kalea10 in the US (2017)
- Calacastle or fortification8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Kala, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Kala
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