NameTides

Karla

Karla was the #799 girls' name in the US in 2025 (340 babies), and #2,605 in England & Wales and #3,044 in Canada.

Karla as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Karla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies 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.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USIrelandCanadaEngland & Wales
Karla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies 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.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#799 (340)#2,605 (10)——#718 (4)#3,044 (6)
2024#732 (385)#2,116 (13)———#2,445 (8)
2023#710 (398)#1,525 (20)——#625 (5)#2,203 (9)
2022#689 (425)#1,767 (16)#625 (4)——#1,854 (11)
2021#701 (411)#2,341 (11)———#2,185 (9)
2020#676 (420)#1,687 (17)——#700 (4)#1,490 (15)
2019#680 (427)#3,151 (7)#765 (3)——#1,798 (12)
2018#628 (476)#1,649 (18)——#734 (4)#2,151 (9)
2017#557 (553)#2,090 (13)——#873 (3)#1,454 (16)
2016#561 (554)#1,749 (17)———#1,280 (19)
2015#510 (617)#1,497 (21)——#581 (6)#1,157 (21)
2014#503 (621)#2,058 (13)#537 (6)#365 (4)#536 (7)#1,681 (13)
2013#475 (647)#1,484 (21)#564 (5)—#540 (7)#1,512 (15)
2012#412 (761)#1,253 (26)#815 (3)—#677 (5)#1,350 (18)
2011#352 (910)#1,374 (22)#394 (9)#444 (3)#465 (9)#1,081 (23)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1964 at #182.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1915.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,700 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 4,700uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Karla is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,700 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,300 to 1 in 5,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Karla 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: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #731NYMassachusetts: #761MAOregon: #619ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #815INOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #846NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #635CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #497CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #926MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #936VAMaryland: #600MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #477AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #645TNNorth Carolina: #1,281NCSouth Carolina: #773SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #611GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #559TXFlorida: #555FL
Karla (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KarlaCanadaGirls#3,0446
KarlaEngland & WalesGirls#2,60510
KarlaIrelandGirls#7184
KarlaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KarlaScotlandGirls—too few
KarlaUSGirls#799340
KarlaUSBoys—too few