Charla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAR-la
- Origin
- Germanic
Charla is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Charla mean?
Germanic: feminine form of Charles, from the Germanic name Karl
“free man”
Feminine form of Charles, which comes from the Germanic name Karl.
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Is Charla a girl's or a boy's name?
Charla is a girls' name.
How popular is Charla in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 7 girls.
Charla in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Charla in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1969, with 219 girls. It first appears in the records in 1917.
Half of all the girls named Charla in the US since 1880 were born between 1956 and 1978, the years shaded on the chart below.
Charla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,561 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6,590 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3,985 |
| 2003 | 26 | #4,799 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 27 | #4,139 |
| 1997 | 26 | #4,122 |
| 1996 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 1995 | 37 | #3,082 |
| 1994 | 42 | #2,843 |
| 1993 | 49 | #2,528 |
| 1992 | 38 | #3,031 |
| 1991 | 70 | #1,973 |
| 1990 | 74 | #1,888 |
| 1989 | 94 | #1,520 |
| 1988 | 71 | #1,767 |
| 1987 | 77 | #1,608 |
| 1986 | 101 | #1,314 |
| 1985 | 96 | #1,360 |
| 1984 | 107 | #1,216 |
| 1983 | 100 | #1,252 |
| 1982 | 116 | #1,178 |
| 1981 | 124 | #1,114 |
| 1980 | 153 | #966 |
| 1979 | 143 | #995 |
| 1978 | 143 | #969 |
| 1977 | 200 | #758 |
| 1976 | 191 | #755 |
| 1975 | 132 | #951 |
| 1974 | 156 | #841 |
| 1973 | 162 | #808 |
| 1972 | 168 | #804 |
| 1971 | 193 | #757 |
| 1970 | 210 | #719 |
| 1969 | 219 | #670 |
| 1968 | 211 | #664 |
| 1967 | 189 | #710 |
| 1966 | 202 | #686 |
| 1965 | 165 | #771 |
| 1964 | 177 | #776 |
| 1963 | 186 | #755 |
| 1962 | 191 | #748 |
| 1961 | 170 | #802 |
| 1960 | 159 | #827 |
| 1959 | 164 | #796 |
| 1958 | 150 | #828 |
| 1957 | 165 | #781 |
| 1956 | 190 | #693 |
| 1955 | 180 | #699 |
| 1954 | 145 | #776 |
| 1953 | 134 | #794 |
| 1952 | 129 | #793 |
| 1951 | 141 | #736 |
| 1950 | 124 | #776 |
| 1949 | 120 | #786 |
| 1948 | 100 | #870 |
| 1947 | 117 | #807 |
| 1946 | 96 | #842 |
| 1945 | 122 | #667 |
| 1944 | 120 | #681 |
| 1943 | 54 | #1,086 |
| 1942 | 61 | #997 |
| 1941 | 37 | #1,243 |
| 1940 | 37 | #1,203 |
| 1939 | 39 | #1,160 |
| 1938 | 27 | #1,437 |
| 1937 | 22 | #1,630 |
| 1936 | 24 | #1,507 |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,304 |
| 1934 | 8 | #3,157 |
| 1933 | 14 | #2,160 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,829 |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,940 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,844 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,434 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,559 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,872 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,000 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,462 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,396 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,081 |
Names like Charla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Robyn, Carla, Jessica, Cara, Holly, Tara, Charlotte, Heidi, Laura, Lara, Erin, Lisa
Names related to Charla
Charlie, Charley, Charli, Charlee, Charlea, Charly, Charliee
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, William, Archie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice, Myles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Charla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/charla, updated 20 October 2026.