Kahla
Kahla is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, 14 km south of Jena.
Meaning & Origin of Kahla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kahla is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, 14 km south of Jena.
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The Story of Kahla
Kahla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1961, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 58 Kahlas were born — ranking #2,200 that year. As of 2026, Kahla ranks #14,962 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 679 Kahlas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kahla
Kahla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 679 births in the dataset. Kahla's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #2,200. Use the chart and map above to compare Kahla's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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