Kala is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kala means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kala across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kala has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kala is a girl name of Sanskrit origin meaning “time or art”. A Sanskrit name, also a Hawaiian form of Sarah.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 7,772 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 39 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kala per year, United States (1943 to 2025). United States peaked in 1989 (533/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1996 (6/yr).
Kala has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1989, when it ranked #857 nationally (given to 533 babies that year).
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