| Kalila | Bushra | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beloved, sweetheart | Good news, glad tidings |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | kah-LEE-lah | BUSH-rah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2019 (67) | 2014 (49) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Kalila | Bushra |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 280 | 233 |
| 2010s | 420 | 346 |
| 2000s | 210 | 226 |
| 1990s | 151 | 167 |
| 1980s | 85 | 61 |
| 1970s | 22 | 0 |
An Arabic feminine name linked to the root kh-l-l behind khalil 'close friend, companion, beloved'. Sources give both 'beloved/sweetheart' and 'dear friend'; the 'friend' sense is the more literal core, so treat 'beloved' as the affectionate extension.
Bushra (بشرى, bushra) means 'good news, glad tidings', from the Arabic root b-sh-r. The same root gives the verb 'to bring good news' and appears in the Quran.
Kalila and Bushra are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Kalila means Beloved, sweetheart (arabic origin), while Bushra means Good news, glad tidings (arabic origin).
In US records, Kalila first appears in 0 and Bushra in 0, so Kalila has the longer recorded history.