Given name
Kalah
“son of the sun”
Kalah is a variant of Kala. One Hawaiian interpretation is “son of the sun.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kalah is a variant of Kala. One Hawaiian interpretation is “son of the sun.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kalah is a variant of Kala. Kala has been associated with Arabic and Hawaiian naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kalah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 778
- 0 boys · 778 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 54 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 756 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Kalah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kaleesha
“a beautiful and caring woman”
>99% girls
Kalesha
>99% girls
Kasea
“a vigilant woman” · “a vigilant man; one who is alert”
>99% girls
Catria
>99% girls
Kanesia
>99% girls
Kaila
“crowned with laurel” · “a stylish man”
>99% girls
Kiava
>99% girls
Kaelah
>99% girls