Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Calla

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
Chatter

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Flower
  • Green
  • Nature

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Calla

Pronunciation

c(al)-la

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Mare Winningham and Bill Maple, Daughter of Mare Winningham and Bill Maple

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #1321, 176 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1396, 156 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025156
2024142
2023130
2022135
2021134
2020135
2019111
2018122
2017176
2016164

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #1457, 22 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2277, 12 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202512
202414
20238
20226
20217
20208
20193
201817
201722
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #850, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #415, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #632, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20254
20244
2023–
20226
20215
20203
20194
20188
20176
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #418, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
20193
2018–
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #397, 9 births); most recent 2021 (rank #665, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
20215
20205
2019–
20188
20175
20167
20155
20145

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence