Fun Facts About the Name Calla
- More than 4 thousand babies named Calla: U.S. records list 4,407 babies given the name Calla from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Calla Mean?
Calla is a feminine given name that comes from the Greek noun kallos (κάλλος), meaning "beauty." It is therefore usually glossed as "beautiful." In English, Calla also appears as a short form of Greek-derived names such as Callista, from kallistos (κάλλιστος), "most beautiful," and Calliope, from kallos plus ops (ὄψ), "voice." The plant name calla, familiar in "calla lily," is linked to the same Greek root; the flower's common name and the given name are separate uses of that root.
Calla Name History & Origins
The Greek root kallos appears in many ancient compound names, including Calliope, Callistratus, and Callicrates. As an English given name, Calla is relatively uncommon; it has been used both as a short form of Greek-derived names such as Callista and Calliope and as a direct borrowing of the Greek word for beauty. The name is also familiar through the calla lily, a flower formerly classified in the genus Calla. That plant name comes from the same Greek root, so the given name and the flower name are linked by etymology rather than by one being the source of the other.
How Popular is the Name Calla?
Calla recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2017. Its best rank was #633 in 1881.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,397 | 156 | 0.0097% |
| 2024 | #1,514 | 142 | 0.0088% |
| 2023 | #1,604 | 130 | 0.0081% |
| 2022 | #1,576 | 135 | 0.0082% |
| 2021 | #1,568 | 134 | 0.0082% |
| 2020 | #1,560 | 135 | 0.0084% |
| 2019 | #1,833 | 111 | 0.0066% |
| 2018 | #1,693 | 122 | 0.0072% |
| 2017 | #1,322 | 176 | 0.0102% |
| 2016 | #1,412 | 164 | 0.0093% |
| 2015 | #1,567 | 140 | 0.0078% |
| 2014 | #1,557 | 140 | 0.0078% |
| 2013 | #1,558 | 139 | 0.0079% |
| 2012 | #1,721 | 120 | 0.0068% |
| 2011 | #1,911 | 104 | 0.0059% |
| 2010 | #1,612 | 134 | 0.0075% |
| 2009 | #1,951 | 107 | 0.0058% |
| 2008 | #2,106 | 96 | 0.0051% |
| 2007 | #2,163 | 92 | 0.0048% |
| 2006 | #2,208 | 87 | 0.0046% |
| 2005 | #2,241 | 81 | 0.0044% |
| 2004 | #2,401 | 71 | 0.0039% |
| 2003 | #2,643 | 60 | 0.0033% |
| 2002 | #2,940 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 2001 | #2,306 | 69 | 0.0038% |
| 2000 | #2,599 | 57 | 0.0031% |
| 1999 | #3,646 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1998 | #3,434 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1997 | #2,831 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 1996 | #3,158 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1995 | #2,739 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1994 | #2,757 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1993 | #2,539 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 1992 | #2,299 | 57 | 0.0031% |
| 1991 | #2,274 | 57 | 0.0030% |
| 1990 | #2,807 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1989 | #2,483 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 1988 | #2,601 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1987 | #2,580 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1986 | #1,958 | 56 | 0.0033% |
| 1985 | #4,655 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #3,747 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #4,913 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #4,370 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1981 | #6,867 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #8,269 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #6,763 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #8,683 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #6,414 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #6,694 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #3,879 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1973 | #6,155 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #8,468 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #8,125 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #6,101 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #4,911 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #5,337 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #4,926 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #5,349 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #5,356 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #4,809 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #4,331 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #4,950 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #4,578 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #3,939 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #2,557 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1954 | #2,525 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1953 | #5,752 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #2,587 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #5,496 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,075 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1949 | #3,412 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #5,320 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #4,404 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #3,704 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1945 | #3,709 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #4,641 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #4,774 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #4,442 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #4,334 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #3,213 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1936 | #4,273 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,186 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1933 | #3,802 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #2,661 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1931 | #3,922 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #2,871 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #2,943 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1928 | #3,807 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1927 | #3,087 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #4,385 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #3,143 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1924 | #2,834 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1923 | #3,157 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #2,799 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1921 | #3,445 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1920 | #2,483 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1919 | #3,037 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1918 | #2,213 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1917 | #3,386 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1916 | #2,857 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1915 | #2,929 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1914 | #2,288 | 10 | 0.0013% |
| 1913 | #2,045 | 10 | 0.0016% |
| 1912 | #1,864 | 10 | 0.0018% |
| 1911 | #1,680 | 9 | 0.0022% |
| 1910 | #2,461 | 5 | 0.0013% |
| 1908 | #1,455 | 9 | 0.0027% |
| 1907 | #1,862 | 6 | 0.0019% |
| 1906 | #1,107 | 12 | 0.0041% |
| 1905 | #1,248 | 10 | 0.0034% |
| 1901 | #1,359 | 7 | 0.0029% |
| 1900 | #1,591 | 7 | 0.0023% |
| 1899 | #1,292 | 7 | 0.0030% |
| 1898 | #1,182 | 9 | 0.0035% |
| 1897 | #990 | 11 | 0.0047% |
| 1896 | #1,617 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1895 | #994 | 11 | 0.0047% |
| 1894 | #955 | 11 | 0.0049% |
| 1893 | #1,098 | 8 | 0.0038% |
| 1892 | #1,301 | 6 | 0.0028% |
| 1891 | #1,358 | 5 | 0.0027% |
| 1890 | #879 | 10 | 0.0053% |
| 1888 | #904 | 9 | 0.0050% |
| 1887 | #800 | 9 | 0.0062% |
| 1886 | #663 | 12 | 0.0083% |
| 1885 | #795 | 8 | 0.0060% |
| 1884 | #690 | 10 | 0.0078% |
| 1883 | #653 | 9 | 0.0080% |
| 1882 | #684 | 8 | 0.0074% |
| 1881 | #633 | 8 | 0.0087% |
| 1880 | #754 | 6 | 0.0066% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Calla Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are cheerful and friendly, but are apt to have an emotional life. You like to have several lines of effort going at once. You are a good talker and promoter and seldom worry over anything. At times, you can be impatient, and impulsive. You have the ability to bring an idea to completion. You can express yourself joyously and constructively. You might be psychic, but not know it. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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