NameTides

Calla

Calla was the #1,396 girls' name in the US in 2025 (156 babies), and #2,278 in England & Wales and #1,373 in Canada.

Calla as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Calla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandIrelandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Calla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,396 (156)#2,278 (12)#632 (4)—#885 (3)#1,373 (18)
2024#1,509 (143)#2,001 (14)#638 (4)——#1,234 (20)
2023#1,603 (130)#2,928 (8)———#1,369 (17)
2022#1,573 (135)#3,534 (6)#470 (6)#418 (3)—#1,095 (23)
2021#1,562 (134)#3,192 (7)#558 (5)——#1,110 (23)
2020#1,559 (135)#2,843 (8)#765 (3)——#880 (31)
2019#1,833 (111)#5,591 (3)#650 (4)#424 (3)—#854 (32)
2018#1,692 (122)#1,711 (17)#415 (8)—#896 (3)#1,062 (24)
2017#1,321 (176)#1,457 (22)#501 (6)——#1,049 (24)
2016#1,412 (164)#2,966 (8)#453 (7)#440 (3)—#646 (46)
2015#1,566 (140)#2,328 (11)#653 (4)——#820 (33)
2014#1,552 (140)#3,160 (7)#802 (3)——#1,035 (25)
2013#1,557 (139)#4,050 (5)#816 (3)——#846 (32)
2012#1,719 (120)#4,838 (4)———#819 (33)
2011#1,909 (104)————#776 (35)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2017 at #1,321.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 10,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 10,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 8,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Calla is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 10,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,400 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Calla by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #811WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #835MNIllinois: #1,014ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,035OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #578KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #748TNNorth Carolina: #905NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,038TXFlorida: #1,685FL
Calla (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,4107

Calla (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CallaCanadaGirls#1,37318
CallaEngland & WalesGirls#2,27812
CallaIrelandGirls#8853
CallaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CallaScotlandGirls#6324
CallaUSGirls#1,396156