Calla is a girl's name of Greek origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 142 girls in the United States.
Calla belongs to the Greek tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess. It travels in a few spellings: Caoileann.
In the United States, Calla first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #633 in 1881, and in 2024 142 babies received the name — 4,251 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Calla is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Greek origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Calla is a girl name. In 2024, 142 babies received the name in the US.
Calla comes from the Greek tradition. It is also spelled Caoileann.
Calla first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #633 in 1881, and 142 babies were given the name in 2024.
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