Given name

Callah

“resembling a lily; a beautiful woman”

Callah is a variant of Calla. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a lily; a beautiful woman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Callah is a variant of Calla. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a lily; a beautiful woman.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Callah is a variant of Calla. An origin associated with Calla is Greek.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Callah through the years

Babies since 1880
45
0 boys · 45 girls
Most popular year
2025
13 babies
2025
13
#7,971 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+100%
Rising fast
02.557.5102025Highest share 20258.1
Callah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2004–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,971 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Callah’s family of names

Callah has a related form in Calla.

Walk Callah’s family in the name graph

CallahCalla

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Callah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Calea

“one who is lean” · “a known beauty”

18Very rareRising

>99% girls

Modern

Kainat

23RareRising fast

>99% girls

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Vaela

29RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Kaliyah

“a darling girl; sweetheart”

63FamiliarRising

>99% girls

Modern

Kamila

“a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin”

63FamiliarSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Zenayla

14Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Callah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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