Calla

Calla: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “beautiful”
Origin: Greek
Say it: KAL-uh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Calla comes from Greek kallea or kallos, associated with beauty, and is also the name of the calla lily. As a given name, it can carry both the Greek sense and the floral association.

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How popular is Calla?

202443.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Calla in 2024142

2024 rank#1,515 girls

Peak year2017

Total US babies since 18804,251

Calla has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Calla

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Calliemost beautiful · Greek
Sophiawisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
Zoelife · Greek
Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
Elenabright, shining light · Greek
Genesisorigin; creation; birth · Greek

Calla questions

What does the name Calla mean?

Calla means "beautiful". It comes from Greek. Calla comes from Greek kallea or kallos, associated with beauty, and is also the name of the calla lily. As a given name, it can carry both the Greek sense and the floral association.

Is Calla a boy or girl name?

Calla is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Calla?

142 US babies were named Calla in 2024. Its peak year was 2017.

How do you pronounce Calla?

Calla is usually pronounced KAL-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.