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 1890 and has been recorded in 125 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1962 with 5,821 babies (rank #78 that year). In 2024 it was given to 252 girls (rank #1,012). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

150,588

Total babies (all years)

125

Years in the data

5,821

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
1890	5	#1,358
1892	6	#1,303
1900	5	#1,971
1901	8	#1,241
1902	6	#1,634
1903	5	#1,835
1905	5	#1,982
1906	10	#1,236
1908	7	#1,701
1909	8	#1,631
1910	8	#1,794
1911	17	#1,078
1912	5	#3,036
1913	13	#1,687
1914	17	#1,608
1915	23	#1,528
1916	21	#1,697
1917	20	#1,782
1918	31	#1,384
1919	16	#2,166
1920	26	#1,630
1921	29	#1,548
1922	19	#2,034
1923	30	#1,494
1924	36	#1,358
1925	39	#1,254
1926	72	#873
1927	82	#802
1928	93	#737
1929	124	#617
1930	153	#551
1931	165	#504
1932	197	#468
1933	175	#481
1934	200	#459
1935	214	#441
1936	244	#411
1937	256	#402
1938	311	#374
1939	347	#342
1940	440	#299
1941	455	#304
1942	554	#287
1943	642	#277
1944	722	#249
1945	862	#222
1946	1,201	#202
1947	1,569	#182
1948	1,543	#180
1949	1,498	#187
1950	1,753	#160
1951	2,172	#147
1952	2,565	#138
1953	2,760	#129
1954	2,889	#135
1955	3,066	#135
1956	3,320	#130
1957	3,470	#128
1958	3,502	#126
1959	3,935	#118
1960	4,374	#110
1961	5,817	#77
1962	5,821	#78
1963	5,264	#82
1964	5,378	#78
1965	4,781	#76
1966	4,508	#77
1967	4,185	#82
1968	3,813	#91
1969	3,964	#91
1970	4,214	#94
1971	3,556	#107
1972	3,083	#106
1973	2,686	#114
1974	2,571	#114
1975	2,315	#122
1976	2,249	#122
1977	2,099	#137
1978	2,102	#132
1979	1,970	#142
1980	1,832	#153
1981	1,789	#160
1982	1,759	#165
1983	1,528	#178
1984	1,454	#189
1985	1,397	#194
1986	1,343	#193
1987	1,198	#225
1988	1,086	#243
1989	1,067	#252
1990	1,092	#263
1991	1,009	#275
1992	1,013	#276
1993	882	#303
1994	798	#337
1995	764	#344
1996	769	#359
1997	725	#373
1998	668	#406
1999	679	#410
2000	706	#404
2001	674	#421
2002	764	#386
2003	648	#462
2004	629	#470
2005	585	#509
2006	610	#499
2007	579	#540
2008	531	#580
2009	440	#665
2010	368	#753
2011	368	#750
2012	371	#750
2013	300	#860
2014	320	#860
2015	318	#875
2016	323	#870
2017	279	#947
2018	255	#1,018
2019	252	#1,021
2020	245	#1,023
2021	220	#1,120
2022	291	#926
2023	267	#967
2024	252	#1,012