Feminine dossier · first seen 1943
Kala
Endangered
Down 98.1% from peak
Peak era
1989
Peak births
525
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Kala
How many people are named Kala?
An estimated 7,291 living Americans are named Kala.
How rare is Kala?
Kala is very rare among babies today, with 10 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 98.1% from its 1989 peak.
How old is the typical Kala?
The median age of a living American named Kala is approximately 36 years, with most bearers falling between 30 and 40 years old.
Is Kala still popular?
No. Kala is endangered as a baby name, down 98.1% from its 1989 peak with 10 births in 2025.
Where is Kala most common?
Kala has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 4.3× more often than the national baseline.
1943Peak 19892025
Peak year
1989
Decline from peak
98.1%
2025
10
All-time
7,680
Where it lives now
Kala is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 4.3× the national rate in the 1980s. It also runs high in West Virginia and Alabama.
States where Kala is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.