Carla is the feminized version of Carl, Carlos or Charles, from ceorl in Old English, which means "free man".
From Wikipedia
Carla first appears in the data in 1978 and has been recorded in 8 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1983 with 131 babies (rank #89 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.
Numerology of Carla
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Carla yields these three numbers โ a playful read on the name's character.
8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels โ what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants โ the outer impression.
Numerology isn't science โ it's name-themed fortune-telling. Enjoy it that way.
310
Total babies (all years)
8
Years in the data
131
Peak in a single year
Popularity Over Time โ Girls
Also a character in
In รlite: Carla Rosรณn โ the marquise's daughter