Chala

Peak · girls
1976 · 13 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
139
since 1974

Chala over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Chala has never cracked the top 4,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank197019801990200020102020peak #4,614, 1976girls
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1995#10,5147
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1993#11,7806
1992#13,3175
1991#10,2717
1990#7,30311
1989#8,7618
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First appearance
1974

The first year at least five girls were named Chala! It came in at #8,775, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1974–1975, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Chala is popular in 2025

No state had 5 or more girls named Chala in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.

See more about Chala
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1995
Rise & fade · girls
2 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1974
  • Peaked 1976 at #4,614 (13 births)
  • Births halved by 1977, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 112,700
  • Highest: 1 in 112,700 girls born in 1976 were named Chala (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 251,221 girls born in 1995 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 41.7% of all girls named Chala (58) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s45#4,614 (1976)#6,717
1980s58#7,563 (1985)#9,317
1990s36#7,303 (1990)#10,637

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

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