Given name & surname

Kaula

“child of the heavens”

Kaula is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “child of the heavens.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One interpretation is “child of the heavens.”

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kaula through the years

Babies since 1880
204
0 boys · 204 girls
Most popular year
1988
33 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
0510152020002025Highest share 19880.0
Kaula in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1983–2025, 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

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 1988. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 155 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.

Kaula’s family of names

Kaula may belong to the same name family as KAULLA. This is a tentative spelling connection.

Walk Kaula’s family in the name graph

KaulaKaulla

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 Kaula, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Irish

Caitlin

“one who is pure; virginal”

37RareCooling

>99% girls

Germanic languages · Modern

Karly

“a small, strong woman”

35RareCooling

>99% girls

Greek · Royal

Candace

“a queen” · “one who is white and glowing”

32RareEasing

>99% girls

Norwegian

Kirsten

“follower of Christ”

34RareCooling

>99% girls

Cambodian

Vanna

“golden-haired woman”

33RareEasing

>99% girls

Germanic languages

Alisha

Alisha is a feminine given name from Germanic.

46UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Galician · Modern

Brea

“from the high hill; one who ascends”

32RareEasing

>99% girls

Polynesian

Ofa

“one who loves and is loved”

0Not recently recorded

8% boys · 92% girls

Sibling ideas

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

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