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Cala

/ˈkɑlə/ · 100% girls · 9 born in 2025

Cala has been given to about 502 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɑlə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 493
Median age today29 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cala per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1990 · 30
  • Born in 20259
  • All time502

How popular is Cala?

Its best year was 1990, when 30 babies were given the name, ranking 3532nd. The typical living American called Cala is about 29 years old today.

Names that sound like Cala

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Calla0.96
  2. Kala0.95
  3. Carla0.85
  4. Cayla0.85
  5. Kayla0.81
  6. Karla0.81
  7. Nala0.81
  8. Cara0.75

Middle names for Cala

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cala Josephine0.84
  2. Cala Rose0.83
  3. Cala Louise0.83
  4. Cala June0.82
  5. Cala Pearl0.82
  6. Cala Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Cala

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.74
  2. Emeraldsister · 0.74
  3. Kaelisister · 0.73
  4. Whitleysister · 0.72
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.72
  6. Zachariahbrother · 0.72

Where Cala is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cala White0.78
    2. Cala Reyes0.78
    3. Cala Nguyen0.78
    4. Cala Moore0.78
    5. Cala Lee0.78
    6. Cala Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Cala

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.