How Many People Are Named Kala?
An estimated 7,334 people in the United States have the first name Kala. It is predominantly female (98.8%). The average bearer is 36 years old, and Kala peaked in popularity in 1989 with 533 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kala 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 Kala paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kala is overwhelmingly female, 92 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
7,334
About 1 in 46,735 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.8% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1989
533 births
Total Registered
7,762
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kala
Kala is predominantly female (98.8%), though 92 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kala as a male name
Ranked #11,463 in 2010
6 male births in 2010
Peak: 1976 (9 births)
Kala as a female name
Ranked #8,660 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (525 births)
Kala: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kala span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,996 babies were registered. Kala has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kala by Decade
How has Kala 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.
Kala by State
Birth registrations for Kala span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, California. The lowest are in South Dakota, Nevada, Nebraska. On average, about 139 Kalas were registered per state.
Kala + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kala as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kala
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kala: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kala?
We estimate approximately 7,334 people named Kala 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 46,735 Americans share this first name.
Is Kala a common name?
Kala is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,762 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kala most popular?
Kala reached peak popularity in 1989, when 533 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kala is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kala a female name?
Kala is predominantly female. 98.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kala Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kala Smith, Kala Johnson, Kala 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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