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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2006 with 340 babies (rank #110 that year). In 2024 it was given to 139 girls (rank #169). 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.

6,268

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

340

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

More popular girls' names

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
1999	303	#122
2000	312	#120
2001	259	#137
2002	253	#140
2003	264	#129
2004	248	#138
2005	277	#125
2006	340	#110
2007	268	#129
2008	316	#122
2009	336	#114
2010	308	#127
2011	287	#126
2012	261	#135
2013	254	#137
2014	234	#138
2015	232	#135
2016	218	#143
2017	217	#140
2018	174	#161
2019	153	#167
2020	170	#154
2021	141	#175
2022	155	#158
2023	149	#160
2024	139	#169