Karla
Girl · KAR-la · Germanic
Karla is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “feminine of Karl, free man”. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 799th for girls in the US (340 babies).
What does Karla mean?
Germanic: feminine of Karl
“feminine of Karl, free man”
Feminine of Karl, the German form of Charles; used across Germany, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.
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- KAR-la
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Is Karla a girl's or a boy's name?
Karla is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 340 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Karla in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Karla, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,647th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 86 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Karla than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Karla in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 51 girls in the UK were given Karla or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #725, up from #2,675 for this spelling alone.
- Carla 41
- Karla 10
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Karla in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 13 | #2,175 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,560 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,591 |
| 2021 | 12 | #2,325 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,647 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,628 |
| 2017 | 15 | #2,011 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,781 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,452 |
| 2013 | 26 | #1,365 |
| 2012 | 29 | #1,232 |
| 2011 | 34 | #1,092 |
| 2010 | 33 | #1,080 |
| 2009 | 47 | #813 |
| 2008 | 50 | #764 |
| 2007 | 46 | #780 |
| 2006 | 49 | #703 |
| 2005 | 44 | #746 |
| 2004 | 44 | #706 |
| 2003 | 46 | #675 |
| 2002 | 56 | #577 |
| 2001 | 50 | #604 |
| 2000 | 63 | #509 |
| 1999 | 70 | #472 |
| 1998 | 86 | #412 |
| 1997 | 80 | #443 |
| 1996 | 75 | #444 |
How popular is Karla in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #799among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 340about 1 in 4,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 340 girls in the US were named Karla, making it the 799th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 676th. Its busiest year was 1964, with 2,060 girls. It first appears in the records in 1915.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Karla than any year since 1945.
Half of all the girls named Karla in the US since 1880 were born between 1964 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 563 girls in the US were given Karla or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #538, up from #799 for this spelling alone.
- Karla 340
- Carla 223
Karla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 340 | #799 |
| 2024 | 385 | #732 |
| 2023 | 398 | #710 |
| 2022 | 425 | #689 |
| 2021 | 411 | #701 |
| 2020 | 420 | #676 |
| 2019 | 427 | #680 |
| 2018 | 476 | #628 |
| 2017 | 553 | #557 |
| 2016 | 554 | #561 |
| 2015 | 617 | #510 |
| 2014 | 621 | #503 |
| 2013 | 647 | #475 |
| 2012 | 761 | #412 |
| 2011 | 910 | #352 |
| 2010 | 989 | #324 |
| 2009 | 1,116 | #298 |
| 2008 | 1,421 | #243 |
| 2007 | 1,581 | #219 |
| 2006 | 1,656 | #208 |
| 2005 | 1,716 | #203 |
| 2004 | 1,749 | #196 |
| 2003 | 1,780 | #179 |
| 2002 | 1,840 | #175 |
| 2001 | 1,699 | #193 |
| 2000 | 1,587 | #203 |
| 1999 | 1,609 | #194 |
| 1998 | 1,473 | #209 |
| 1997 | 1,470 | #201 |
| 1996 | 1,435 | #204 |
| 1995 | 1,182 | #241 |
| 1994 | 1,260 | #223 |
| 1993 | 1,197 | #234 |
| 1992 | 1,157 | #239 |
| 1991 | 1,088 | #257 |
| 1990 | 1,002 | #276 |
| 1989 | 966 | #279 |
| 1988 | 866 | #286 |
| 1987 | 868 | #283 |
| 1986 | 915 | #271 |
| 1985 | 902 | #277 |
| 1984 | 934 | #262 |
| 1983 | 940 | #253 |
| 1982 | 957 | #259 |
| 1981 | 986 | #252 |
| 1980 | 1,026 | #250 |
| 1979 | 1,080 | #238 |
| 1978 | 948 | #250 |
| 1977 | 1,000 | #248 |
| 1976 | 978 | #242 |
| 1975 | 1,013 | #242 |
| 1974 | 1,065 | #239 |
| 1973 | 1,111 | #230 |
| 1972 | 1,121 | #243 |
| 1971 | 1,417 | #216 |
| 1970 | 1,634 | #196 |
| 1969 | 1,536 | #205 |
| 1968 | 1,504 | #205 |
| 1967 | 1,646 | #190 |
| 1966 | 1,686 | #193 |
| 1965 | 1,804 | #188 |
| 1964 | 2,060 | #182 |
| 1963 | 2,007 | #189 |
| 1962 | 1,947 | #192 |
| 1961 | 1,871 | #195 |
| 1960 | 1,655 | #206 |
| 1959 | 1,635 | #206 |
| 1958 | 1,484 | #214 |
| 1957 | 1,529 | #215 |
| 1956 | 1,391 | #218 |
| 1955 | 1,205 | #234 |
| 1954 | 1,135 | #241 |
| 1953 | 941 | #266 |
| 1952 | 828 | #279 |
| 1951 | 722 | #292 |
| 1950 | 592 | #319 |
| 1949 | 480 | #361 |
| 1948 | 465 | #366 |
| 1947 | 504 | #359 |
| 1946 | 427 | #364 |
| 1945 | 319 | #397 |
| 1944 | 217 | #488 |
| 1943 | 218 | #505 |
| 1942 | 187 | #541 |
| 1941 | 148 | #572 |
| 1940 | 137 | #592 |
| 1939 | 122 | #610 |
| 1938 | 87 | #737 |
| 1937 | 81 | #752 |
| 1936 | 73 | #791 |
| 1935 | 38 | #1,135 |
| 1934 | 46 | #1,019 |
| 1933 | 32 | #1,262 |
| 1932 | 28 | #1,421 |
| 1931 | 19 | #1,802 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,844 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,920 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,952 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,858 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 10 | #3,115 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,432 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,966 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,653 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,973 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,812 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,711 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,550 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,433 |
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