How Many People Are Named Calla?
An estimated 3,664 people in the United States have the first name Calla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Calla peaked in popularity in 2017 with 176 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Calla as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Calla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,664
About 1 in 93,546 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2017
176 births
Total Registered
4,251
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Calla
Calla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,251 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Calla as a female name
Ranked #1,514 in 2024
142 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (176 births)
Calla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Calla span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,350 babies were registered. While Calla is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Calla by Decade
How has Calla tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Calla by State
Birth registrations for Calla span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Missouri, Kansas, South Carolina. On average, about 57 Callas were registered per state.
Calla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Calla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Calla
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Calla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Calla?
We estimate approximately 3,664 people named Calla are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 93,546 Americans share this first name.
Is Calla a common name?
Calla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,251 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Calla most popular?
Calla reached peak popularity in 2017, when 176 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Calla is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Calla a female name?
Calla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Calla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Calla Smith, Calla Johnson, Calla Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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