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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 83 babies (rank #345 that year). In 2024 it was given to 20 girls (rank #1,245). 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.

1,129

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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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Names ranked near Carla in 2024

Other girls' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	75	#368
1992	83	#345
1993	56	#464
1994	54	#450
1995	51	#515
1996	48	#525
1997	45	#540
1998	48	#512
1999	46	#530
2000	38	#605
2001	30	#727
2002	37	#641
2003	21	#976
2004	39	#627
2005	25	#917
2006	22	#1,032
2007	31	#821
2008	29	#896
2009	24	#1,058
2010	23	#1,102
2011	23	#1,077
2012	29	#898
2013	22	#1,119
2014	22	#1,137
2015	22	#1,114
2016	22	#1,136
2017	19	#1,264
2018	26	#994
2019	26	#1,001
2020	20	#1,195
2021	17	#1,400
2022	22	#1,124
2023	14	#1,603
2024	20	#1,245