How Many People Are Named Kahla?
An estimated 650 people in the United States have the first name Kahla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Kahla peaked in popularity in 1990 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kahla 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 Kahla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
650
About 1 in 527,314 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1990
58 births
Total Registered
679
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kahla
Kahla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 679 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kahla as a female name
Ranked #15,869 in 2012
6 female births in 2012
Peak: 1990 (58 births)
Kahla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kahla span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 330 babies were registered. Kahla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kahla by Decade
How has Kahla 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.
Kahla by State
Birth registrations for Kahla span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Texas. The lowest are in Maryland, California, Ohio. On average, about 17 Kahlas were registered per state.
Kahla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kahla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kahla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kahla?
We estimate approximately 650 people named Kahla 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 527,314 Americans share this first name.
Is Kahla a common name?
Kahla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 679 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kahla most popular?
Kahla reached peak popularity in 1990, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kahla is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kahla a female name?
Kahla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kahla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kahla Smith, Kahla Johnson, Kahla 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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