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Girl's name · #1083 in the US (2025) · Retro
Carla reached #76 in 1965 and has faded to #1083 since. About 150,000 girls have carried it since 1890.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#15 in Spain (2024) · #89 in Ecuador (2025) · #111 in Austria (2025) · #165 in Switzerland (2025) · #303 in Sweden (2025) · #331 in Ireland (2025) · #398 in France (2025) · #489 in Mexico (2024) · #504 in Belgium (2025) · #513 in Poland (2025) · #836 in Scotland (2025) · #907 in Netherlands (2025) and 2 more.
Among 1,546 notable people named Carla:
Entertainers appear 1.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Carla Bruni, Italian and French singer, model and spouse of former president of France.
Together with its spelling variant Karla (#803), Carla would rank around #537 with about 560 births last year — the newborns split about 60/40 between Karla and Carla.
About 350 girls a year are given Carly as their full name.
Similar names: Karla · Wendy · Karly · Darla · Belinda · Charlene
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