How popular is the name Carla?

Carla ranks 187th among girls' names in US records, with 244,736 births since 1890. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,445.

Is Carla a unisex name?

No. Carla is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1962, when 7,767 children were given the name. It has been in use for 135 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Karla. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#187 of girl names

Pronounced K AA1 R L AA0 (ARPABET)

Carla is a girls' name, and first appears in 1890. It has been given to 244,736 children — the 187th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 55% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1962, when 7,767 children were given it.

Karla is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1962Girls: 7,767Boys: 8

These spellings sound identical to Carla and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Carla?: Carla ranks 187th among girls' names in US records, with 244,736 births since 1890. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,445.
Is Carla a unisex name?: No. Carla is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Carla most popular?: 1962, when 7,767 children were given the name. It has been in use for 135 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Carla spelled?: Karla. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.