Carla

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

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 — 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 — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

310

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

131

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Élite: Carla Rosón — the marquise's daughter

Famous people named Carla

Carla Brunisinger · b. 1967
Carla Guginomodel · b. 1971
Carla Del Ponteprosecutor · b. 1947
Carla Suárez Navarrotennis player · b. 1988
Carla Bleyjazz pianist · b. 1936

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1978	36	#113
1982	47	#104
1983	131	#89
1984	52	#106
1985	37	#112
2014	2	#633
2015	1	#1,262
2016	4	#346