Meaning and history
Kala has several independent origins. In Sanskrit kāla can refer to “time” or the colour black, while kalā means “art” or “skill”; in Hawaiian, kala has several meanings depending on context. American musician Kala Savage and Indian artist Kala Ramnath are notable bearers.
20062006: 47 births, rank #3,414
2007: 33 births, rank #4,475
2008: 55 births, rank #3,084
2009: 26 births, rank #5,378
2010: 29 births, rank #4,860
20112011: 16 births, rank #7,436
2012: 23 births, rank #5,710
2013: 22 births, rank #5,834
2014: 14 births, rank #8,053
2015: 30 births, rank #4,584
20162016: 30 births, rank #4,632
2017: 22 births, rank #5,661
2018: 19 births, rank #6,248
2019: 20 births, rank #5,986
2020: 22 births, rank #5,487
20212021: 15 births, rank #7,250
2022: 12 births, rank #8,542
2023: 18 births, rank #6,409
2024: 12 births, rank #8,443
20252025: 10 births, rank #9,457
Kala moved from #853 to #949 for girls between 1996 and 1997. Its highest annual birth count came in 1989, with 525 births.