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Calla

Calla holds the #1396 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 156 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1559 in 2020 to #1396 today. Its strongest year on record was 1881 (#623 nationally, 8 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Kansas (#578 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1396
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#623
in 1881 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
156
girls named Calla

Calla popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.006%0.008%0.011%18801900192019401960198020002020#623 in 1881
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1881

Where Calla is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025NH—Washington: #811 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#811Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025ND—Minnesota: #835 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MN#835Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025IA—Illinois: #1014 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1014Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025IN—Ohio: #1035 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#1035Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025PA—New Jersey: #1036 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#1036Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025CT—California: #2093 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#2093Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025WV—Virginia: #1180 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)VA#1180Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025NM—Kansas: #578 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KS#578Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025AR—Tennessee: #748 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TN#748North Carolina: #905 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#905South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Calla in 2025HI—Texas: #2038 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#2038Florida: #1685 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1685
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Kansas (#578), Tennessee (#748), Washington (#811)

Uniqueness score

57/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Calla in the most recent year of SSA data.

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