Calla Name Popularity

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How popular is Calla?

Ranking 1,686th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Calla is uncommon.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Calla has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #633 in 1881.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2017 with 176 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Calla in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1975.

Approximately during the years 1983-1986, 1996-2001, 2002-2005, and 2006-2010, the name Calla took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2016-2017.

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Calla be?

Calla's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Calla has dropped.

The name Calla is still rare and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Calla (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		122	1,686
2017		176	1,320
2016		163	1,418
2015		140	1,564
2014		140	1,553
2013		139	1,557
2012		120	1,720
2011		104	1,910
2010		133	1,621
2009		106	1,958
2008		96	2,104
2007		92	2,163
2006		87	2,208
2005		81	2,239
2004		71	2,397
2003		60	2,643
2002		50	2,939
2001		69	2,305
2000		57	2,597
1999		33	3,643
1998		35	3,433
1997		43	2,831
1996		37	3,158
1995		44	2,739
1994		44	2,755
1993		49	2,540
1992		57	2,298
1991		57	2,273
1990		41	2,807
1989		46	2,483
1988		41	2,601
1987		39	2,580
1986		56	1,957
1985		16	4,655
1984		21	3,746
1983		14	4,914
1982		17	4,367
1981		9	6,864
1980		7	8,268
1979		9	6,758
1978		6	8,676
1977		9	6,413
1976		8	6,693
1975		< 5	--
1974		16	3,878
1973		8	6,154
1972		< 5	--
1971		5	8,467
1970		5	8,122
1969		< 5	--
1968		< 5	--
1967		6	6,097
1966		8	4,908
1965		7	5,331
1964		< 5	--
1963		8	4,924
1962		7	5,351
1961		7	5,354
1960		8	4,808
1959		9	4,331
1958		7	4,944
1957		8	4,573
1956		10	3,942
1955		19	2,553
1954		19	2,526
1953		5	5,751
1952		17	2,587
1951		5	5,493
1950		12	3,075
1949		10	3,411
1948		5	5,321
1947		7	4,406
1946		8	3,703
1945		7	3,709
1944		5	4,643
1943		5	4,775
1942		< 5	--
1941		< 5	--
1940		5	4,441
1939		5	4,335
1938		8	3,213
1937		< 5	--
1936		5	4,273
1935		8	3,186
1934		< 5	--
1933		6	3,800
1932		11	2,662
1931		6	3,924
1930		10	2,872
1929		10	2,943
1928		7	3,806
1927		10	3,087
1926		6	4,384
1925		10	3,142
1924		12	2,834
1923		10	3,158
1922		12	2,799
1921		9	3,445
1920		14	2,483
1919		10	3,038
1918		16	2,213
1917		8	3,386
1916		10	2,857
1915		9	2,929
1914		10	2,288
1913		10	2,045
1912		10	1,864
1911		9	1,680
1910		5	2,461
1909		< 5	--
1908		9	1,455
1907		6	1,862
1906		12	1,107
1905		10	1,248
1904		< 5	--
1903		< 5	--
1902		< 5	--
1901		7	1,359
1900		7	1,592
1899		7	1,292
1898		9	1,182
1897		11	990
1896		5	1,617
1895		11	994
1894		11	955
1893		8	1,098
1892		6	1,301
1891		5	1,358
1890		10	879
1889		< 5	--
1888		9	904
1887		9	800
1886		12	663
1885		8	795
1884		10	690
1883		9	653
1882		8	684
1881		8	633
1880		6	754

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.