Charla
Charla is an English feminine given name that is a feminine form of Charles. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Charla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Charla is an English feminine given name that is a feminine form of Charles. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Charla
Charla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1917, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1969, when 219 Charlas were born — ranking #670 that year. As of 2026, Charla ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 8K Charlas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Charla
Charla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Charla's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #670. Use the chart and map above to compare Charla's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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