Kala
Meaning
“Disputed: likely a US short form of Carla or Kayla; unrelated identical spellings exist in Hawaiian (Sarah) and Sanskrit (art, time).”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kala peaked in the 1980s and the 2000s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
54 people · the #63,204 first name in Brazil · median age 27
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Kala
Most people given the name Kala in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Kala you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Kala deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Kala truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Kala fits with your family’s names and surname.
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