Carla

Carla

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 230 babies (rank #192 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

2,693

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

230

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	230	#192
1997	230	#186
1998	198	#208
1999	199	#210
2000	172	#238
2001	190	#208
2002	132	#288
2003	127	#310
2004	129	#314
2005	116	#345
2006	111	#378
2007	115	#369
2008	132	#341
2009	115	#374
2010	96	#438
2011	94	#449
2012	61	#681
2013	73	#562
2014	60	#663
2015	62	#657
2016	51	#772

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

230

#192

1997

230

#186

1998

198

#208

1999

199

#210

2000

172

#238

2001

190

#208

2002

132

#288

2003

127

#310

2004

129

#314

2005

116

#345

2006

111

#378

2007

115

#369

2008

132

#341

2009

115

#374

2010

#438

2011

#449

2012

#681

2013

#562

2014

#663

2015

#657

2016

#772