Carla
Girl nameCarla has been given to 150,815 babies in the U.S. since 1890. It peaked in 1961.
Meaning & origin /ˈkɑːlə/
From German and Italian Carla. By surface analysis, Carl +‎ -a.
Origin: Germanic languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
150,815
Peak year
1961 (5,829 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1890
10-year trend
▼ -30%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Carla
Carla Bruni
Italian and French singer, model and spouse of former president of France
Carla Gugino
American actress
Carla Del Ponte
International jurist
Carla Suárez Navarro
Spanish tennis player
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Carla.
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