Calah

KA-luh /ˈkælə/
girl 2 syllables trending up

Calah is a rare variant of Cali that peaked in 2000 and remains in steady use.

Calah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,164 for girl births in the United States (and #10,694 across all names), given to 19 babies. Calah was first reported in SSA data in 1981 and peaked in 2000 (25 births).

About the name Calah

PronunciationKA-luh /ˈkælə/
#6,164U.S. rank among girls 2025
#10,694among all names 2025
19U.S. births 2025
25peak births 2000
1981first in SSA data

Names similar to Calah

How popular is Calah?

Girls named Calah 19 in 2025
198119902000201020202025
Girls named Calah per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1981–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Calah total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
20251919#6,164
20241515#7,314
20231515#7,321
20221616#7,042
202155#15,699
202055#15,563
201855#16,142
201677#13,157
201555#16,943
201455#17,050
20131010#10,407
201277#13,761
20111111#9,849
201099#11,436
20091212#9,498
200899#11,771
20071414#8,606
20061111#10,037
200577#13,264
20041818#6,539
20031111#9,157
20022020#5,707
20011717#6,372
20002525#4,676
19992121#5,064
19982424#4,510
199723—#4,530
199624—#4,325
199517—#5,483
199424—#4,261
199317—#5,451
199218—#5,301
199116—#5,703
199012—#6,927
198914—#5,882
198815—#5,362
198713—#5,641
19866—#9,707
198510—#6,520
19847—#8,269
19835—#10,464
19826—#9,372
19816—#9,263