Kala · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1943

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 83 recorded years as a table

Kala, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1943	5
1944	6
1945	4
1946	5
1947	3
1948	6
1949	4
1950	5
1951	3
1952	9
1953	8
1954	5
1955	10
1956	7
1957	8
1958	11
1959	10
1960	15
1961	15
1962	15
1963	18
1964	16
1965	14
1966	16
1967	19
1968	15
1969	22
1970	22
1971	30
1972	18
1973	24
1974	28
1975	25
1976	30
1977	33
1978	35
1979	31
1980	32
1981	32
1982	128
1983	166
1984	118
1985	130
1986	159
1987	219
1988	259
1989	285
1990	231
1991	227
1992	192
1993	194
1994	176
1995	175
1996	133
1997	120
1998	108
1999	96
2000	84
2001	76
2002	66
2003	44
2004	41
2005	33
2006	25
2007	17
2008	29
2009	14
2010	16
2011	9
2012	13
2013	13
2014	8
2015	17
2016	17
2017	13
2018	11
2019	12
2020	14
2021	9
2022	7
2023	11
2024	7
2025	6

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Kala isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 10
Rank in 2025: #9,457
How rare: 1 in 160,726 girls
Since 1943: 7,680

Most popular in 1989, at 285 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 63% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.