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Kala

Kala: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“art; time”
Origin
Sanskrit
Say it
KAH-luh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Kala is a Sanskrit name meaning 'art' or 'time' depending on the source word and gender tradition. It also appears in Hawaiian usage, where it has a separate origin and meaning, so exact etymology depends on cultural context.

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How popular is Kala?

20243.6 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kala in 202412

Peak year1989

Total US babies since 18807,762

Kala is steady now but far below its 1989 peak.

Names like Kala

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Aryanoble; honorable · Sanskrit
  • Kalithe black one · Sanskrit
  • Alayadwelling, abode · Sanskrit
  • Opalgem; precious stone · Sanskrit
  • Ariyanoble · Sanskrit
  • Vedaknowledge · Sanskrit
  • Tarastar · Sanskrit
  • Anikagrace · Sanskrit

Kala questions

What does the name Kala mean?

Kala means "art; time". It comes from Sanskrit. Kala is a Sanskrit name meaning 'art' or 'time' depending on the source word and gender tradition. It also appears in Hawaiian usage, where it has a separate origin and meaning, so exact etymology depends on cultural context.

Is Kala a boy or girl name?

Kala is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kala?

12 US babies were named Kala in 2024. Its peak year was 1989.

How do you pronounce Kala?

Kala is usually pronounced KAH-luh.

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.