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Karla

Girl's name · #803 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Karla reached its best rank, #175, in 2002 and ranked #803 in 2025. About 92,000 girls have carried it since 1915.

Across the states

See where Karla is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Karla is especially popular in Denmark.

#8 in Denmark (2025) · #48 in Croatia (2025) · #54 in Ecuador (2025) · #110 in Mexico (2024) · #194 in Slovenia (2025) · #222 in Austria (2025) · #267 in Norway (2025) · #353 in Sweden (2025) · #542 in Poland (2025) · #801 in Ireland (2025) · #1,388 in Belgium (2025) · #2,187 in Switzerland (2025) and 3 more.

Famous Karlas

• Karla Sofía Gascón — Spanish actress
• Karla Souza — Mexican actress (born 1985)
• Karla Avelar — LGBTI Activist
• Karla Álvarez — Mexican actress (1972–2013)
• Karla Crome — British actress and writer (born 1988)

In stories & tradition

• Karla Sofen — Marvel Comics
• Karla Kick‎^es — anthropomorphic cat
• Karla^ja — Record of Lodoss War (novel series)

What Karlas become

Among 597 notable people named Karla:

Entertainers appear 1.49× more often than among typical names — e.g. Karla Sofía Gascón, Spanish actress.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Carla (#1083), Karla would rank around #537 with about 560 births last year — the newborns split about 60/40 between Karla and Carla.

Similar names: Carla · Angelica · Charley · Darla · Paulina · Perla

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