Cala is a rare variant of Cali that peaked in 1990 and has grown less common since.
Cala is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #10,250 for girl births in the United States (and #17,396 across all names), given to 9 babies. Cala was first reported in SSA data in 1950 and peaked in 1990 (30 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #10,250 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #11,311 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #10,474 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #9,825 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #10,447 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #9,689 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #14,117 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #11,857 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #16,724 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #12,043 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #13,440 |
| 2011 | 16 | 16 | #7,500 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #13,729 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | #11,636 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | #11,770 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #12,892 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #15,474 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #9,569 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #10,848 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #14,169 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | #9,616 |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | #7,379 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #9,283 |
| 1999 | 18 | 18 | #5,698 |
| 1998 | 21 | 21 | #4,986 |
| 1997 | 17 | — | #5,668 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #7,667 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | #4,874 |
| 1994 | 16 | — | #5,758 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | #5,997 |
| 1992 | 24 | — | #4,257 |
| 1991 | 13 | — | #6,652 |
| 1990 | 30 | — | #3,532 |
| 1989 | 17 | — | #5,076 |
| 1988 | 25 | — | #3,714 |
| 1987 | 18 | — | #4,493 |
| 1986 | 15 | — | #5,000 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #6,072 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,268 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,399 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #8,337 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #5,386 |