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How popular is the name Karla?
Births per year, rank history and how many Karlas are alive today.
Karla (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Carla in England and Wales, ranked 2605th in 2025 and given to 10 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1997, when 69 babies were given the name, the 433rd most popular that year. It has declined since 1997; the 2025 figure is roughly 14% of its peak. Common short forms of Karla include Carly.
Across all spellings of the name, the Carla you are most likely to meet is around 41 years old. Half of all Carlas born in England and Wales are between 24 and 41, and there are at least 9,900 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 3.1% chance that at least one of them will be called Carla.
How many babies are named Karla each year?
Includes all spellings: Karla, Carla. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Karla spelling rank?
Where does the Carla spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Karla most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Carla, peaked in 1984, when around 320 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Karla spelling itself peaked in 1997, with 69 babies.
How many people are called Karla?
At least 9,900 people named Karla in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Karla?
Most living Karlas are between 24 and 41; the most common age is about 41.
Is Karla becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1984 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.