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Carla

Carla holds the #1082 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 223 newborn girls in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 1965 (#76 nationally, 4,781 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1890. The name's biggest fan base is in Nevada (#508 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1082
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#76
in 1965 (1960s)
Babies in 2025
223
girls named Carla

Carla popularity, 1880–2025

0.080%0.16%0.24%0.32%18801900192019401960198020002020#76 in 1965
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1965

Where Carla is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025WI—Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: #859 (18 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#859Massachusetts: #564 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MA#564Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025OR—Nevada: #508 (5 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NV#508Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025IA—Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1231 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: #939 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#939Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025CT—California: #731 (42 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CA#731Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025UT—Colorado: #584 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CO#584Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025WV—Virginia: #1037 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#1037Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025TN—North Carolina: #973 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#973South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025AL—Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Carla in 2025HI—Texas: #982 (29 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#982Florida: #864 (18 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#864
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Nevada (#508), Colorado (#584), Massachusetts (#564)

Uniqueness score

53/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Carla in the most recent year of SSA data.

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