Is Calla a boy or girl name?
Calla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 142 girls and 0 boys were named Calla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,251 US babies named Calla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,514
- Babies named Calla since 1880
- 4,251
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 176 babies
Boys and girls named Calla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 79 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 83 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 51 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 97 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 100 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 59 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 111 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 51 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 66 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 266 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 440 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 770 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,350 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 676 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,514 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,604 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,576 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,568 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,560 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,833 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,693 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,322 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,412 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,567 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,557 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,558 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,721 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,911 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,612 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,951 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,106 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,163 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,208 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,241 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,401 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,643 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,940 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,306 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,599 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,646 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,434 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,831 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,158 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,739 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,757 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,539 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,299 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,274 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,807 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,483 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,601 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,580 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,958 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,655 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,747 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,913 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,370 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,867 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,269 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,763 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,683 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,414 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,694 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,879 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,155 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,468 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,125 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,101 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,911 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,337 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,926 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,349 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,356 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,809 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,331 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,950 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,578 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,939 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,557 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,525 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,752 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,587 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,496 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,075 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,412 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,320 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,404 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,704 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,709 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,641 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,774 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,442 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,334 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,213 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,273 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,186 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,802 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,661 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,922 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,871 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,943 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,807 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,087 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,385 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,143 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,834 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,157 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,799 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,445 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,483 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,037 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,213 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,386 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,857 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,929 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,288 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,045 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,864 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,680 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,461 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,455 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,862 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,107 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,248 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,359 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,591 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,292 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,182 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 11 | #990 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,617 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 11 | #994 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 11 | #955 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,098 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,301 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,358 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 10 | #879 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 9 | #904 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 9 | #800 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 12 | #663 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 8 | #795 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 10 | #690 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 9 | #653 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 8 | #684 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 8 | #633 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 6 | #754 |
Highest rank
Calla has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #633 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Calla
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.