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How popular is the name Calla?
Births per year, rank history and how many Callas are alive today.
Calla (female) is a shortened form of the name Callie. Although Calla itself was given to 12 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 2278th as a registered name), most Callas are registered as Callie, which ranked 186th in 2025 with 270 babies.
Most people called Calla are registered as Callie, and share that name's profile: the Callie you are most likely to meet is around 3 years old. Half of all Callies born in England and Wales are between 4 and 17, and there are at least 4,400 of them alive today. Only some Callies go by Calla.
How many babies are named Calla or Callie each year?
Combined registrations of Callie, Calla. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Callie rank as a registered name?
Where does Calla rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Calla short for Callie?
Yes - Calla is a shortened form of Callie. Callas are usually registered as Callie at birth.
When was the name Calla most popular?
The full name Callie peaked in 2024, when 328 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Calla itself peaked as a registered name in 2017, with 22 babies.
How many people are called Calla?
There's no official count of people who go by Calla, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 4,400 people registered as Callie born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Calla.
How old is the typical Calla?
Most people called Calla are registered as Callie. Most living Callies are between 4 and 17; the most common age is about 3.
Is Calla becoming more or less popular?
Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.