The baby name Carla is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɑːrlə/ (KAR-luh).
Carla is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Carla is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɑːrlə/ (KAR-luh).
Carla is Germanic in Origin.
Carla is the Romance-language feminine form of Carl/Carlo, ultimately from Old High German Karl, meaning “free man,” now understood as “free person.” It developed as Carla in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, while Germanic and Slavic traditions favor Karla. The name sits within the broad Charles family, alongside Charlotte, Caroline/Carolina, Carlene/Carleen, and Carlotta. Common diminutives and affectionate forms include Carli/Carlie, Carly, Spanish Carlita, and Portuguese Carlinha.
Documented across Europe by the 19th century, Carla entered wider English usage in the early 20th century and surged mid-century, peaking in many Anglophone charts during the 1960s–70s. Its steady international presence has been buoyed by figures such as American soul singer Carla Thomas, actress Carla Gugino, and Franco-Italian singer and former First Lady Carla Bruni. Today the name balances classic roots with a compact, modern sound.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| Germany | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 411 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #4 | 16,011 | 7,952 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #8 | 656 | 4,575 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #8 | 3,307 | 8,539 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #9 | 358 | 4,850 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #17 | 5,632 | 9,488 |
| PT | 0 | #18 | 1,418 | 4,161 | |
| AO | 0 | #22 | 63 | 2,729 | |
| HN | 0 | #22 | 1 | 704 | |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #23 | 1 | 950 |
| MU | 0 | #23 | 306 | 3,613 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #24 | 12,171 | 12,708 |
| BO | 0 | #26 | 873 | 6,868 | |
| NA | 0 | #29 | 5 | 2,537 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #30 | 7,175 | 5,933 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| HN | Girls | 0 | #36 | 3 | 884 |
| LU | 0 | #37 | 30 | 2,830 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #41 | 10,863 | 14,098 |
| PR | 0 | #44 | 12 | 1,497 | |
| MO | 0 | #46 | 7 | 2,706 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #49 | 3,663 | 8,289 |
| BR | 0 | #50 | 637 | 5,969 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #50 | 57,915 | 9,415 |
| PH | 0 | #55 | 42 | 5,607 | |
| CL | 0 | #59 | 1,289 | 6,867 | |
| CY | 0 | #59 | 2 | 1,632 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #64 | 2,201 | 6,731 |
| AR | 0 | #70 | 137 | 2,915 | |
| JM | 0 | #70 | 18 | 3,714 | |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #72 | 11,652 | 5,561 |
| PE | 0 | #76 | 352 | 6,350 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #76 | 6,864 | 14,861 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #78 | 9 | 3,857 | |
| QA | 0 | #79 | 22 | 7,011 | |
| EC | 0 | #80 | 36 | 2,502 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| UY | 0 | #83 | 105 | 2,477 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #88 | 204 | 3,650 |
| PA | 0 | #88 | 43 | 3,797 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #95 | 41 | 1,786 |
| NL | 0 | #95 | 437 | 2,481 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #98 | 5 | 3,319 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #99 | 65 | 3,171 |
| TW | 0 | #100 | 4 | 4,523 | |
| Spain | 0 | #101 | 760 | 2,326 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #106 | 727 | 9,861 |
| Norway | Girls | 2023 | #108 | 10 | 467 |
| CR | 0 | #110 | 49 | 5,526 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #111 | 11 | 3,755 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #112 | 3 | 5,459 |
| IT | 0 | #113 | 2,852 | 4,183 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| KW | 0 | #116 | 6 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #116 | 6 | 6,215 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #118 | 34 | 3,773 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #123 | 342 | 13,098 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #136 | 145 | 7,507 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #138 | 664 | 7,500 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #143 | 9 | 4,216 |
| ZA | 0 | #145 | 344 | 14,421 | |
| AE | 0 | #149 | 29 | 10,220 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #158 | 22 | 1,568 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2024 | #163 | 23 | 424 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #163 | 86 | 6,592 |
| GT | 0 | #170 | 156 | 5,948 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #172 | 53 | 7,146 |
| HR | 0 | #175 | 7 | 2,081 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #177 | 5,491 | 17,781 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| MX | 0 | #184 | 268 | 8,339 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #192 | 60 | 7,056 |
| DK | 0 | #194 | 10 | 5,198 | |
| Austria | 0 | #201 | 13 | 850 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #206 | 232 | 3,185 |
| PL | 0 | #211 | 2 | 2,600 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #212 | 9 | 4,970 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #213 | 105 | 15,378 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #219 | 424 | 11,342 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #221 | 5 | 3,308 |
| LB | 0 | #221 | 735 | 13,263 | |
| PS | 0 | #223 | 4 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #224 | 4 | 4,141 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #226 | 17 | 6,293 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #228 | 4 | 3,559 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 10 | 5,568 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #242 | 5 | 3,322 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #250 | 40 | 3,687 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #254 | 63 | 7,429 |
| SG | 0 | #256 | 14 | 11,010 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #257 | 2,884 | 16,140 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #266 | 20 | 2,795 |
| IL | 0 | #274 | 9 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #281 | 9 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #297 | 72 | 7,951 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #302 | 2,000 | 25,928 |
| SA | 0 | #304 | 9 | 10,560 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #306 | 20 | 7,570 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #307 | 43 | 8,829 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #314 | 83 | 15,987 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #321 | 856 | 4,949 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #326 | 7 | 5,862 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #327 | 94 | 1,885 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 11 | 5,378 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #333 | 5 | 6,973 |
| HK | 0 | #337 | 12 | 8,483 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #337 | 18 | 5,096 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #338 | 54 | 1,368 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #341 | 17 | 8,477 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #351 | 204 | 20,968 |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| Germany | 0 | #353 | 86 | 2,542 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #371 | 145 | 19,177 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #371 | 13 | 11,440 |
| CO | 0 | #374 | 108 | 7,768 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #379 | 21 | 5,922 |
| EG | 0 | #384 | 17 | 6,387 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #400 | 68 | 7,628 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #457 | 18 | 7,625 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #461 | 80 | 11,671 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #468 | 14 | 9,305 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #469 | 55 | 10,981 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #478 | 10 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #482 | 17 | 11,913 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #488 | 99 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #490 | 15 | 11,303 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #493 | 312 | 3,895 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #507 | 86 | 9,244 |
| BH | 0 | #508 | 46 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #512 | 19 | 8,334 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #514 | 102 | 16,104 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| SY | 0 | #530 | 209 | 11,684 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #546 | 121 | 13,390 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #553 | 65 | 11,648 |
| LY | 0 | #553 | 7 | 12,703 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #555 | 204 | 12,213 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #666 | 252 | 8,487 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #666 | 271 | 25,931 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #758 | 12 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #758 | 29 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #761 | 69 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #770 | 191 | 14,742 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #784 | 95 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #803 | 128 | 5,610 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #812 | 109 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #860 | 123 | 16,355 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #935 | 17 | 5,873 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #941 | 54 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #968 | 161 | 20,986 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,057 | 120 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,083 | 10 | 22,615 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,147 | 327 | 10,046 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,162 | 17 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,175 | 37 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,595 | 20 | 28,008 |
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