Karla
Karla is the feminine form of Karl.
Meaning & Origin of Karla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karla is the feminine form of Karl.
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The Story of Karla
Karla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1964, when 2,060 Karlas were born — ranking #182 that year. As of 2026, Karla ranks #736 for baby girls with 383 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 92K Karlas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Karla
Karla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 92K births in the dataset. Karla's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #175. Use the chart and map above to compare Karla'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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