Is Kala a boy or girl name?
Kala is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 0 boys were named Kala, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.8% of the 7,762 US babies named Kala were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,660
- Babies named Kala since 1943
- 7,762
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 533 babies
Boys and girls named Kala, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 50 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 149 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 298 | 100% |
| 1970s | 50 | 425 | 89.5% |
| 1980s | 19 | 2,664 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,996 | 100% |
| 2000s | 17 | 784 | 97.9% |
| 2010s | 6 | 225 | 97.4% |
| 2020s | 0 | 79 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,660 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,530 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,768 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,437 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,561 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,070 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,372 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,739 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,676 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,653 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,265 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,915 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,791 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,601 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,463 | 29 | #4,913 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,471 | 26 | #5,460 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,812 | 55 | #3,100 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,518 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,441 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,744 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,315 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,177 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,577 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,401 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,703 | 153 | #1,272 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,148 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,041 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 209 | #949 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 234 | #853 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 308 | #693 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 315 | #674 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 351 | #638 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 354 | #635 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 426 | #551 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 438 | #543 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,925 | 525 | #462 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 462 | #491 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,561 | 381 | #530 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 273 | #675 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 223 | #766 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,972 | 199 | #798 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 277 | #624 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 217 | #763 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,970 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,990 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,064 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,355 | 54 | #1,847 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,858 | 51 | #1,934 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,860 | 44 | #2,011 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,123 | 36 | #2,294 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,395 | 41 | #2,041 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,801 | 35 | #2,245 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,205 | 27 | #2,630 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,784 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,140 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,075 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,574 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,187 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,325 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,432 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,219 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,038 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,187 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,129 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,124 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,549 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,414 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,981 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,118 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,587 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,119 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,871 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,617 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,129 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,131 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,443 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,468 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,693 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,821 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,894 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,537 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,998 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kala reached #3,860 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #462 in 1989. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kala
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.