How Many People Are Named Carla?
people named Carla are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,610 people in the US has this name
Based on 150,815 babies named Carla in Social Security records from 1890 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
โญ Uncommon
Peak Year
5,829 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of CARLO, CARLOS or CARL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Carla (99.7%) were girls.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Carla alive today is about 54 years old, and 46% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 45 and 65 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Carla first appears in the records in 1890 and was given most often in 1961, to 5,829 babies. In 2025, 223 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1890 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Carla never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #76, in 1965, and it was in the top 100 for 10 years, 1961 to 1970. In 2025 it ranked #1,083.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,083 |
| Best rank | #76 (1965) |
| Years in the top 100 | 10 (1961 to 1970) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #79 in the 1960s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Carla alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Carla were born in California than in any other state: about 14,151 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Carla was given 1.7 times as often in Oklahoma, 1.6 times in Arkansas and 1.6 times in New Mexico.
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