nametree
← Kalaivanibrowse · build a nametreeKalani →

Kalala

girl name
Origin
Samoan
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“Samoan form of Clara: bright, clear”

The story

Read the story of Clara →

More names with stories →

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kalala has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

Names that fit alongside Kalala

Camilla Litia Alofa Vaisia Sefina Filiga

The Kalala deep dive

Written for you · $1.99 →

Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Kalala 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 Kalala fits with your family’s names and surname.

Both reports, explained →

Keep exploring

Samoan baby names

Does Kalala fit YOUR family?

nametree reads your family’s names and finds the ones that belong. Free, private, no ads.

Add Kalala to your family’s tree →
BROWSEAll traditions👶 Baby namesAll names🔍 Search a nameName storiesThree-letter namesShort namesVintage revivalsGender-neutralPolishJapaneseCantoneseIrishKoreanIndianMexican American
🌐English EspañolPortuguês