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Calla

KAL-uh

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“From the Greek calla lily, symbolizing beauty and elegance. The flower was sacred to ancient Greeks and represents magnificence and purity.”

Popularity Over Time

Calla US popularity rank over timeRank 9627 in 1978 to rank 1147 in 1906. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1147#5387#96271900192019401960198020002024

Calla is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Greek

Syllables

2

Style

FloralElegantEtherealNature

Famous Bearers

  • Calla Lily (flower)
  • Calla (Battlestar Galactica)

Collections

Floral & Botanical → Mythological Names → Nature Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Iris

Greek Top 100

Flora

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Lily

Latin Top 50

Azalea

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Iris

Greek Top 100

Hazel

Old English Top 50

Clara

Latin Top 100

Nora

Irish Top 50

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across Romance and Germanic languages

People Also Ask

From the Greek calla lily, symbolizing beauty and elegance. The flower was sacred to ancient Greeks and represents magnificence and purity.

Calla is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Calla works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Calla include Iris, Hazel, Clara, Nora.