NameTides

Carla

Carla was the #1,082 girls' name in the US in 2025 (223 babies), and #922 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Carla as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Carla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Carla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,082 (223)#922 (38)#780 (3)—#325 (12)#1,974 (11)—
2024#1,009 (254)#638 (61)#638 (4)—#342 (11)#1,194 (21)—
2023#967 (267)#583 (66)#749 (3)#328 (4)#404 (9)#1,312 (18)—
2022#927 (291)#541 (72)#418 (7)—#458 (8)#1,095 (23)—
2021#1,116 (221)#537 (75)#396 (8)#446 (3)#299 (14)#1,522 (15)—
2020#1,023 (245)#617 (62)#544 (5)—#355 (11)#1,153 (21)—
2019#1,016 (253)#513 (79)#376 (9)—#421 (9)#875 (31)—
2018#1,018 (255)#560 (74)#449 (7)#313 (5)#436 (9)#928 (29)—
2017#948 (279)#604 (70)#501 (6)#296 (5)#260 (18)#1,049 (24)—
2016#870 (323)#768 (51)#336 (11)#229 (8)#187 (27)#1,109 (23)—
2015#875 (318)#656 (62)#318 (12)#269 (6)#306 (16)#934 (28)—
2014#860 (320)#663 (60)#235 (19)#439 (3)#179 (30)#1,229 (20)—
2013#860 (300)#561 (73)#302 (13)#284 (6)#207 (27)#972 (27)—
2012#751 (371)#679 (61)#159 (29)#268 (7)#280 (18)#751 (37)—
2011#750 (368)#449 (94)#112 (41)#246 (7)#159 (38)#894 (29)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1962 at #78.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1890.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,200 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 7,200uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 6,700uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Carla is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,600 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 5,100 to 1 in 8,600.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Carla by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: #1,210MINew York: #859NYMassachusetts: #564MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: #508NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #916INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #939NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #731CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #584CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,037VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #973NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,358GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #982TXFlorida: #864FL
Carla (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2848

Carla (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CarlaCanadaGirls#1,97411
CarlaEngland & WalesGirls#92238
CarlaIrelandGirls#32512
CarlaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CarlaNSWGirls—too few
CarlaScotlandGirls#7803
CarlaUSGirls#1,082223
CarlaUSBoys—too few