Kalla
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 12 babies a year in the US.
Kalla by the numbers
Kalla was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 20 babies in 1986, making it a 1980s name.
What we can tell you about Kalla
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 Kalla. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Karlafree woman; a form of Carla552 in the US (2017)
- Kaleathe bright, cheerful one159 in the US (2017)
- Kailastylish; a variant of Kayla133 in the US (2017)
- Kallibeautiful; a form of Callie105 in the US (2017)
- Kalilafriend, beloved companion9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kalatime; black; dark22 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kalla
Names that are said the same way as Kalla, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Callabeautiful; from the calla lily plant175 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)
- Khawlacurved or bent7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaleeastrong or wreath; variant of Kaleah or Kalea7 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kalla
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