Kalla

Meaning of Kalla

The appellation Kalla, transcribed /ˈkɑlə/ in English, integrates Hellenic and Scandinavian etymological threads: from the Greek kalos (“beautiful”) and as the feminine counterpart to the Swedish diminutive Kalle (from Karl, “free man”), thus symbolically uniting notions of aesthetic refinement and personal autonomy. According to U.S. Social Security Administration data, its usage in the United States has remained marginal yet remarkably consistent since the mid-1980s, with annual occurrences typically ranging between five and twenty and national rank oscillating within a narrow band—from 793rd at its most prominent to 960th at its least—culminating in six instances and a 944th position in 2024. This sustained pattern, with minimal deviation beyond the 800–960 range, reflects a deliberate selection by a select cohort of parents who prioritize the name’s concise bisyllabic form, phonetic precision, and cross-cultural intelligibility. In sum, Kalla represents a technically grounded choice that satisfies Anglo-American preferences for names that balance historical depth with contemporary rarity.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as KAH-lah (/ˈkɑlə/)

• Kaleigh
• Kallie
• Kallista