Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Calla

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Calla
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

176

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

19.3%

2024

142

All-time

4,251

Calla has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 176 girls were named Calla.

In 2024, only 142 girls were given the name.

Down 19.3% from its peak.

All told, about 4,251 Americans have been named Calla and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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